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edgy
[
ej
-ee
]
Example Sentences
Origin
edg·y
/
ˈɛdʒ
i
/
Show Spelled
[
ej
-ee
]
Show IPA
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
Related forms
edg·i·ly,
adverb
edg·i·ness,
noun
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Example Sentences
Mentor finds herself yearning for something more risky or extravagant or
edgy
.
It has been particularly
edgy
in the past two or three years.
Edgy
narrative and brutally realistic scenes target today's readers and viewers.
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Mentor finds herself yearning for something more risky or extravagant or
edgy
.
It has been particularly
edgy
in the past two or three years.
Edgy
narrative and brutally realistic scenes target today's readers and viewers.
The other half displays contemporary and
edgy
women's wear, artist-made sweaters, and tempting choices for handbag collectors.
Meanwhile, buzz about the potential for an interest rate hike in the near future added to the
edgy
ambience.
Students aren't dumb, despite the
edgy
dressing, they will know the difference.
Tajikistan remains an
edgy
place in a dodgy neighbourhood.
Grommet details and bold colors offer an
edgy
take on slope style.
Edgy
citrus and stone fruit are set off by an interesting minerality.
The final version was
edgy
enough but in a slightly more playful way.
The
edgy
interplay of sounds places this band in a league of its own.
Edgy
spices and minerals under honeyed white peach, blood orange, and apricot.
Although
edgy
at times, the dialog was generally good-natured and showed the mutual respect each man had for the other.
The article was full of information and had nice
edgy
humor.
We're looking forward to more
edgy
exhibits to come.
He has publicly complained about the event's supposed degeneration from its former
edgy
dangerousness and total freedom.
But living there revealed a city split along a new axis: the
edgy
east and the refined west.
He is expressing an unacceptable level of interest and making you
edgy
.
Those names say little about the colors but a whole lot about the nature of
edgy
.
Edge, the highly interesting and
edgy
science-meshes-with-culture outfit run by impressario and lit.
The name goes well and has the
edgy
spunk to each products from the images shown.
Buildings that once housed garment factories now rent space to
edgy
dotcom startups run by ebusiness hipsters.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
edgy
(ˈɛdʒɪ)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
edgy
"tense and irritable," 1837, from
edge
(n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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