Definitions for edginess

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

edg•yˈɛdʒ i(adj.)edg•i•er, edg•i•est.

  1. nervously irritable; anxious.

  2. sharp-edged.

  3. daringly innovative; on the cutting edge.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of edgy:

1765–75

edg′i•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. edginess, uneasiness, inquietude, disquietude(noun)

    feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable

Wiktionary

  1. edginess(Noun)

    The state of being edgy; anxiety


Translations for edginess

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

edginess(noun)

irritable

That actress is always edgy before a performance.

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