nerviness

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.

Our parents resented us 2011

Yet the occasional nerviness belies some steely self-belief.

Curtis Sittenfeld: 'American Wife is the opposite of satire' Hadley Freeman 2010

It's hard to tell with Brazil whether their lackadaisical nonchalance is nerviness, or that's just who they are.

David Henry Sterry: World Cup 2010: What We've Learned and What Must Be Done 2010

And I don't even have time to talk about the nerviness of the song about drinking wine with Jesus as though the son of God was just an extra-fine good ol 'boy.

Miranda Lambert's Classic Country 'Revolution' 2009

Things are fine, and so my nerviness activity is back to normal.

Archive 2007-03-01 Egon Willighagen 2007

Things are fine, and so my nerviness activity is back to normal.

Chicago (Bulls), here I come! Egon Willighagen 2007

Until then, however, we must assume that the old man still possesses his full wits and that his nerviness is not unjustified.

A Letter of Mary King, Laurie R. 1996

Until then, however, we must assume that the old man still possesses his full wits and that his nerviness is not unjustified.

A Letter of Mary King, Laurie R. 1996

      "It must be something expensive else," Girex said with lewd nerviness

The Saturn Game Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1981

All trace of his nerviness of a moment before had vanished, He had himself well in hand, Mr. Campion noticed approvingly.

Flowers for the Judge Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 1934