7 definitions found for edgy

edgy adj 1: being in a tense state [syn: edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight]

edgy adjective (edgier; -est) Date: 1775 1. having an edge ; sharp 2. a. being on edge ; tense, irritable b. characterized by tension <edgy negotiations> 3. having a bold, provocative, or unconventional quality <an edgy film> • edgily adverb • edginess noun

edgy
adj. (edgier, edgiest)
1 irritable; nervously anxious.
2 disjointed (edgy rhythms).
Derivatives:
edgily adv. edginess n.

edgy (edgier, edgiest) If someone is edgy, they are nervous and anxious, and seem likely to lose control of themselves. (INFORMAL) She was nervous and edgy, still chain-smoking. = uptight, tense ADJ

edgy ˈedʒɪ adj. (edgier, edgiest) 1 irritable; nervously anxious. 2 disjointed (edgy rhythms). øøedgily adv. edginess n.

Edgy Edg"y, a. [From Edge.] 1. Easily irritated; sharp; as, an edgy temper. 2. (Fine Arts) Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined. ``An edgy style of sculpture.'' --Hazlitt.

58 Moby Thesaurus words for "edgy": agitable, all nerves, antsy, antsy-pantsy, anxious, apprehensive, breathless, chafing, combustible, eager, emotional, emotionally unstable, eruptive, excitable, excited, explosive, fearful, fretful, fretting, frightened, hasty, high-mettled, high-spirited, high-strung, highly emotional, hopped-up, impatient, impetuous, in a lather, in a stew, in a sweat, inflammable, irascible, irritable, mettlesome, nerves on edge, nervous, nervy, on edge, overstrung, panicky, perturbable, prickly, restive, restless, sensitive, skittery, skittish, squirming, squirmy, startlish, touchy, uneasy, unpatient, unquiet, uptight, volatile, volcanic