i 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.
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edgy (ˈɛdʒɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -ier, -iest | |
| 1. | (usually postpositive) nervous, irritable, tense, or anxious |
| 2. | (of paintings, drawings, etc) excessively defined |
| 3. | innovative, or at the cutting edge, with the concomitant qualities of intensity and excitement |
| 'edgily | |
| —adv | |
| 'edginess | |
| —n | |
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Edgy
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Example sentences
Nervous and edgy, the records are long on intensity but short on beauty.
When the central nervous system is released from the depressed state, the opposite state develops-feeling edgy and irritable.
Even a gentle wind may disrupt the normal pattern, making the entire herd nervous and edgy.
The bathroom's the next frontier in edgy hotel design.
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