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edg⋅y

[ej-ee]
–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 + -y 1


edg⋅i⋅ly, adverb
edg⋅i⋅ness, noun
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edg·y   (ěj'ē)   
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.
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