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The bodega owner had to be able to rap, which wasn’t necessarily a common skill among aspiring Broadway stars at the time — but it was one Miranda had, in addition to a nervy, rangy stage presence that worked well with the show’s underdog energy.
HOW IN THE HEIGHTS WENT FROM A STUDENT MUSICAL TO ONE OF THE SUMMER’S BIGGEST MOVIESCONSTANCE GRADYJUNE 11, 2021VOXThe nervy electricity and joy of the film, arriving at this moment in time, are an unbeatable combo.
THE LONG-AWAITED IN THE HEIGHTS MOVIE IS ELECTRIFYING AND PERFECTLY TIMEDALISSA WILKINSONMAY 21, 2021VOXNervy as men are made, MacRae worshiped at the shrine of an even break, a square deal for friend or foe.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRHe must be getting nervy, he thought, and continued his inspection of the wallet.
THE DAFFODIL MYSTERYEDGAR WALLACEThe magistrate of Esifeni was not a timid man, but the monotony of life at his remote post rather tended to make him “nervy.”
FORGING THE BLADESBERTRAM MITFORDHe was one of the gregarious sort, a loud talker, nervy really, very familiar with all the passengers.
SEA AND SARDINIAD. H. LAWRENCEOh, ho, I see you are not as nervy as I thought, there was a mischievous glint in his merry black eyes.
BLUE ROBIN, THE GIRL PIONEERRENA I. HALSEYThus—with his heart beating like a trip-hammer—“Josh,” the nervy one—walked down the cobbled street outside of the “Old Mill.”
FAMOUS PRIVATEERSMEN AND ADVENTURERS OF THE SEACHARLES H. L. JOHNSTONIt was a nervy thing for anyone to do, to come in here and carry off our chair.
THE WINNING TOUCHDOWNLESTER CHADWICKThese and other matters contrived to make "Sir Richard" nervy.
REMARKABLE ROGUESCHARLES KINGSTONWORDS RELATED TO NERVY
- afraid
- aghast
- antsy
- apprehensive
- basket case
- bugged
- butterflies
- careful
- choked
- clutched
- concerned
- disquieted
- distressed
- disturbed
- dreading
- fearful
- fidgety
- fretful
- hacked
- hyper
- in a state
- in a tizzy
- in suspense
- jittery
- jumpy
- nervous
- nervy
- overwrought
- restless
- scared
- shaking
- shaky
- shivery
- shook up
- shot to pieces
- solicitous
- spooked
- strung out
- sweating bullets
- taut
- troubled
- uneasy
- unglued
- unquiet
- uptight
- watchful
- wired
- worried sick
- wreck
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.