edgy

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛdʒi/, X-SAMPA: /"EdZi/
• Rhymes: -ɛdʒi
• Hyphenation: edg‧y

Etymology

edge +‎ -y

Adjective

edgy (comparative edgier, superlative edgiest)

1. nervous, apprehensive
2. (entertainment/advertising jargon): creatively challenging; cutting edge; leading edge
3. (entertainment/advertising jargon): on the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; dodgy
4. (dated) irritable

   an edgy temper

5. (art) Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined.
   • Hazlitt

     An edgy style of sculpture.

6. (of a knife or blade) sharp.

Related terms

• on edge

Translations

nervous

• Finnish: hermostunut (fi)

• French: nerveux (fr), anxieux (fr), à cran (fr)

on the edge between acceptable and offensive

• German: grenzwertig (de)