edgy
English
/ˈɛdʒi/
adj
Definitions
- Nervous, apprehensive.
- (entertainment) Creatively challenging; cutting edge; leading edge.
- (entertainment) On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué.
- (dated) Irritable.
- (art) Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined.
- (of a knife or blade) Sharp.
- (slang) Cool by virtue of being tough, dark, or badass.
- (Internet slang) Exhibiting behavior that is disconcerting or alarming, sometimes in an effort to impress or to troll others.
Etymology
Suf from English edge.
Origin
English
edge
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Edgehill English
- disedge English
- edge English
- edge-triggered English
- edgebanding English
- edged English
- edgeless English
- edgelet English
- edgelike English
- edgelong English
- edgelord English
- edgepath English
- edger English
- edgest English
- edgestitch English
- edgestone English
- edgeth English
- edgeware English
- edgeway English
- edgeways English
- edgewear English
- edgewise English
- edgework English
- edgily English
- edginess English
- fore edge English
- hyperedge English
- interedge English
- outedge English
- overedge English
- pseudo-edge English
- selvage English
- unedge English
- unedgy English
- Ecke German
- Eckigkeit German
- eckig German
- egge Middle English