edgy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Nervous, apprehensive.
Creatively challenging; cutting edge; leading edge.
On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué.
Irritable.
Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined.
Sharp; having prominent edges.
Cool by virtue of being tough, dark, or badass.
Exhibiting behavior that is disconcerting or alarming, sometimes in an effort to impress or to troll others.

/ˈɛd͡ʒi/ /ˈed͡ʒi/ En-au-edgy.ogg

edgy edgier edgiest

From edge + -y. Compare German eckig (“angular, edgy”).

don't cut yourself on that edge edgelord edgesphere on edge over the edge

edgily edginess unedgy

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