Definition of "nerviness" [nerviness]

• The characteristic of being nervy. (noun)

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• "When his fame arrived – appearances on The Brains Trust, a BBC documentary, the film of Lord of the Flies at the Cannes film festival with a party on a boat, of all things, and of course a sudden relaxation of the customary nerviness about money – we weren't surprised at all."
• "It's hard to tell with Brazil whether their lackadaisical nonchalance is nerviness, or that's just who they are."
• "Yet the occasional nerviness belies some steely self-belief."