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edgy

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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 + -y1

edg·i·ly, adverb
edg·i·ness, noun
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Edgy is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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.
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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

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edgy
"tense and irritable," 1837, from edge (n.).
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