edgy (redirected from edgiest)

edg·y  (j)

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.

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edgi·ly adv.

edgi·ness n.

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edgy [ˈɛdʒɪ]

adj -ier, -iest

1. (usually postpositive) nervous, irritable, tense, or anxious

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (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

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

edgy - being in a tense state               jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight, high-strung, highly strung, jittery tense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

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edgy

adjective nervous, wired (slang), anxious, tense, neurotic, irritable, touchy, uptight (informal), on edge, nervy (Brit. informal), ill at ease, restive, twitchy (informal), irascible, tetchy, chippy (informal), on tenterhooks, keyed up, antsy (informal), on pins and needles She was nervous and edgy, still chain-smoking.

Translations

edgy [ˈedʒɪ] ADJ (edgier (compar) (edgiest (superl))) → crispado

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edgy [ˈɛdʒi] adj [person] → crispé(e), énervé(e)

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edgy

adj (+er) person → nervös

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edgy [ˈɛdʒɪ] adj → nervoso/a, teso/a

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edgy [ˈɛdʒɪ] adj → nervoso/a, teso/a

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