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Meaning of "nervily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NERVILY

nervily  [ˈnɜːvɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NERVILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nervily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES NERVILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nervily in the English dictionary

The first definition of nervily in the dictionary is tensely or apprehensively, especially. Other definition of nervily is bravely or boldly. Nervily is also in a brash or cheeky manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NERVILY


bailey
ˈbeɪlɪ
billy
ˈbɪlɪ
chile
ˈtʃɪlɪ
chili
ˈtʃɪlɪ
daily
ˈdeɪlɪ
easily
ˈiːzɪlɪ
evilly
ˈiːvɪlɪ
family
ˈfæmɪlɪ
heavily
ˈhevɪlɪ
highly
ˈhaɪlɪ
lily
ˈlɪlɪ
necessarily
ˈnɛsɪsərɪlɪ
privily
ˈprɪvɪlɪ
savvily
ˈsævɪlɪ
scurvily
ˈskɜːvɪlɪ
silly
ˈsɪlɪ
top-heavily
ˌtɒpˈhevɪlɪ
uncivilly
ʌnˈsɪvɪlɪ
wavily
ˈweɪvɪlɪ
weevily
ˈwiːvɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NERVILY

nerve-wracking
nerveless
nervelessly
nervelessness
nervelet
nerver
nerves
Nervi
nervier
nerviest
nervine
nerviness
nerving
nervosity
nervous
nervous breakdown
nervous energy
nervous exhaustion
nervous Nellie
nervous system

WORDS THAT END LIKE NERVILY

arbitrarily
bodily
extended family
extraordinarily
happily
happy family
Holy Family
luckily
momentarily
oily
ordinarily
primarily
readily
royal family
satisfactorily
Sicily
steadily
temporarily
unnecessarily
voluntarily

Synonyms and antonyms of nervily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nervily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NERVILY

Find out the translation of nervily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nervily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nervily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

nervily
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nervily
570 millions of speakers

English

nervily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nervily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

nervily
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

nervily
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nervily
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nervily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nervily
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nervily
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nervily
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

nervily
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

nervily
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nervily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nervily
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nervily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिंताग्रस्तपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nervily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nervily
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nervily
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

nervily
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nervily
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nervily
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nervily
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nervily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nervily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nervily

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NERVILY»

The term «nervily» is normally little used and occupies the 134.819 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NERVILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nervily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nervily» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nervily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NERVILY»

Discover the use of nervily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nervily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Clean Heart
Mr. Wriford spends nothing on himself because he wants nothing — interests, tastes other than work, are coffined in Young Wriford's grave. Mr. Wriford just produces the money and begs — nervily as ever, nay, more nervily than before — to be ...
Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson, 1921
2
Barbara Stanwyck: The Miracle Woman
Jo Swerling, a newspaperman and committed leftist, nervily told him that his adaptation was bad, and so Capra nervily told Swerling to do his own version of the material. “It's the old Camille story, but it needs a new twist,” said Swerling, who ...
Dan Callahan, 2012
3
The Goldfinch: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
The Goldfinch is a mesmerizing, stay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumph, an old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the ruthless machinations of fate.
Donna Tartt, 2013
4
V. V.'s Eyes
"He's signalling us," said Hen, waving back; and she nervily added: "Stop, William!" Following Henrietta Cooney's look, Carlisle's eyes fell, sure enough, upon the tall figure of Dr. Vivian crossing the humming side-street straight toward them.
Henry Sydnor Harrison, 1913
5
Printers' Ink
_At least, that was the information conveyed by the manufacturer's booklet. 1! # ¥ The clerk was caught off the base, but he responded nervily: “It has something to do with quick exposures." “Of course," replied the custom_er, "but I see that the ...
‎1916
6
The Ranger Boys to the Rescue
The guide weighed his chances of attacking the bold youth, but the menace of the two rifles held within a few feet of his head in the steady hands of Phil and Dick caused his good judgment to accept the situation. Garry nervily went through his ...
Claude A. Labelle, 1922
7
With Porter in North Missouri: a chapter in the history of ...
He swings that hoe just as nervily today as he did forty-six years ago. In the long, horrid nightmare of the Reconstruction, John did his duty to his people with the same unconcern for his own comfort or personal safety as he had done in Virginia ...
Joseph Aloysius Mudd, 1909
8
Leslie's Monthly Magazine
All right," replied Chislett nervily. " Left arm broken I think." " Hell, that's bad, sir," said Jarvey. ' ' Are you tied up by the wrist ?" " Yes," replied Chislett cooliy. Jarvey suddenly threw every ounce of his mighty strength against the ropes that bound ...
Ellery Sedgwick, 1904
9
Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, a Popular Journal of General ...
Crusoe accepted his defeat nervily, but when his gun was removed and.his wrists enclosed for the time-being in his own manacles he regarded his captor with eyes of hate, in which a little reproach was mingled. “ What 's your lay, Constable ?
‎1907
10
LIFE
Then he nervily returned to Germany. Once more he was assigned to England, this time to report results of the German V-2 rocket hits. Again he fooled the Germans, reporting that they were scoring hits on London when actually he was ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NERVILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nervily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Listening Log: Jason Isbell, Don Trip
“First line of the Constitution should be 'We the Poor'/We lost, but who's keeping score?,” Don Trip raps on “White House,” a song that nervily ... «Memphis Commercial Appeal, Jul 15»
2
Chicago Fire Academy wins USSDA U-18 national championship
The favorites trimmed the lead to one early in the second half and the game played on nervily, the Fire looking to counter-punch - a strategy ... «Hot Time In Old Town, Jul 15»
3
The Ashes: Warner backs Watson to deliver
"I think this is pretty similar to the game we played in the World Cup against New Zealand (which Australia nervily lost by one wicket)," he said. «IBNLive, Jul 15»
4
What's On TV Wednesday: How Not to Behave minimally informative …
Nervily casual host banter leads into forgettable skits, then to a sort of Chaser-lite segment where cast member Zoe Coombs-Marr invades the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
5
Coast: drop the perky presenting – the show is compelling enough
As in the most recent editions of Springwatch, serious and surprising information is still given, but the presentation of the material is often nervily ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
USA 2-1 Honduras: five things we learned
And when they quickly allowed Honduras to pull a goal back, the stage was set for the US to finish the game as nervily as they'd started it. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Derbyshire County League cricket: Dunstall 2nds still going well …
Tutbury slipped nervily to 57-4 in reply, Mushtaq Khan (2-21) causing most concern, but a timely knock from Tom Bowring (36no) helped ... «Burton Mail, Jun 15»
8
LME MORNING – Metals mark time nervily, copper swings away …
Base metals settled into a sideways mixed pattern during Wednesday LME premarket trading, with copper's move away from fresh three-month ... «FastMarkets Metal News, Jun 15»
9
DVD: Forty Guns
In contrast to the taciturn Sullivan, Dean Jagger is nervily garrulous as the corrupt sheriff so devoted to Jessica he's broken laws on her behalf ... «The Arts Desk, Jun 15»
10
United States vs Germany, 2015 friendly: Time, TV schedule, live …
Reduced to 10 men, the US nervily defended for 10 minutes and held on to advance. Steffen and Rubin earn full marks for making the big plays ... «Big D Soccer, Jun 15»

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