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edgy


edgy

adj \ˈe-jē\
edg·i·eredg·i·est

Definition of EDGY

1
: having an edge : sharp
2
a : being on edge : tense, irritable b : characterized by tension <edgy negotiations>
3
: having a bold, provocative, or unconventional quality <an edgy film>
— edg·i·ly \ˈe-jə-lē\ adverb
— edg·i·ness \ˈe-jē-nəs\ noun
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Examples of EDGY

  1. Too much coffee makes me edgy.
  2. Why are you so edgy?
  3. Their relationship has always been edgy.
  4. one of the director's edgier films

First Known Use of EDGY

1775

Related to EDGY

Synonyms: aflutter, antsy, anxious, atwitter, dithery, nervous, goosey, het up, hinky [slang], hung up, ill at ease, insecure, jittery, jumpy, nervy, perturbed, queasy (also queazy), tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, worried
Antonyms: calm, collected, cool, easy, happy-go-lucky, nerveless, relaxed
Related Words: aggrieved, bothered, concerned, disquieted, distraught, distressed, disturbed, freaked, freaked-out, shook-up; apprehensive, foreboding, hesitant, misgiving; fretful, fretting, stewing, vexed; qualmish, qualmy; flustered, twittered, undone, unnerved, unstrung; obsessed, preoccupied, restless; fidgety, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hypertense, skittish, spooky
Near Antonyms: confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure; controlled, self-controlled
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Rhymes with EDGY

ledgy, sedgy, veggie, wedgie, wedgy

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