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Nervy vs Unquiet - What's the difference?

nervy | unquiet |

As adjectives the difference between nervy and unquiet

is that nervy is (us) having nerve; bold; brazen while unquiet is uneasy and restless; unable to settle.

As a verb unquiet is

to disturb, disquiet.

nervy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (US) Having nerve; bold; brazen.
  • (British) Feeling nervous, anxious or agitated.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 9 , author=John Percy , title=Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report , work=the Telegraph citation , page= , passage= Blackpool continue to thrive on the adrenalin rush of the end-of-season shoot-out and are heading for a second Wembley date in two years after negotiating a nervy path past Birmingham.}}
  • (archaic) Strong; sinewy.
    • his nervy knees — Keats.

    Derived terms

    * nervily * nerviness

    Related terms

    * nervous

    unquiet

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Uneasy and restless; unable to settle.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To disturb, disquiet.
  • *1526 , (William Tyndale), trans. Bible , Acts XIV:
  • *:Butt the unbelevinge iewes, steryd uppe and unquyeted the myndes off the gentyles agaynste the brethren.