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- DictionaryEdg·y/ˈejē/
adjective
- 1. tense, nervous, or irritable: "he became edgy and defensive"
- 2. at the forefront of a trend; experimental or avant-garde: informal "their songs combine good music and smart, edgy ideas"
The meaning of EDGY is having an edge : sharp. How to use edgy in a sentence.
unusual in a way that is fashionable or exciting: edgy art installations. More examples. Cara went for an edgy " street punk " look. Attract teen readers with an edgy plot. After a year in Paris, he fell in with an edgy literary and art crowd in New York City.
edgy adjective (UNUSUAL) unusual in a way that is fashionable or exciting: edgy art installations. More examples. Cara went for an edgy " street punk " look. Attract teen readers with an edgy plot. After a year in Paris, he fell in with an edgy literary and art crowd in New York City.
If you're edgy, you're uptight, tense, or anxious. You might find yourself getting nervous and edgy right before you take a difficult test. A tendency to get edgy — irritable and jittery — might be a result of too much coffee, or just a personality trait.
adjective. usually postpositive nervous, irritable, tense, or anxious. (of paintings, drawings, etc) excessively defined. innovative, or at the cutting edge, with the concomitant qualities of intensity and excitement.
If someone is edgy, they are nervous and anxious, and seem likely to lose control of themselves.
adjective. /ˈedʒi/. /ˈedʒi/. (comparative edgier, superlative edgiest) (informal) nervous, especially about what might happen. She's been very edgy lately. After the recent unrest there is an edgy calm in the capital. I’m feeling a bit edgy about the exam tomorrow.
If someone is edgy, they are nervous and anxious, and seem likely to lose control of themselves.
edgy. adjective. /ˈɛdʒi/ (edgier, edgiest) (informal) nervous, especially about what might happen She's been very edgy lately. After the recent unrest there is an edgy calm in the capital. I'm feeling a little edgy about the exam tomorrow. Want to learn more?
Definition of edgy – Learner’s Dictionary. David was starting to feel a bit edgy. (Definition of edgy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
