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4 dictionary results for: edgy
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
edg·y       [ej-ee] Pronunciation Key
–adjective, edg·i·er, edg·i·est.
1.nervously irritable; impatient and anxious.
2.sharp-edged; sharply defined, as outlines.
3.daringly innovative; on the cutting edge.

[Origin: 1765–75; edge + -y1]

edg·i·ly, adverb
edg·i·ness, noun
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
edg·y       (ěj'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   edg·i·er, edg·i·est
  1. Nervous or irritable: The performers were edgy as they waited for the show to begin.
  2. Having a sharp or biting edge: an edgy wit.
  3. Daring, provocative, or trend-setting: an exhibition of edgy photographs; an edgy menu.

edg'i·ly adv., edg'i·ness n.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
edgy

adjective
being in a tense state 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Edgy

Edg"y\, a. [From Edge.]

1. Easily irritated; sharp; as, an edgy temper.

2. (Fine Arts) Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined. "An edgy style of sculpture." --Hazlitt.

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