edgyadjective
uk/ˈedʒ.i/us/ˈedʒ.i/informaledgy adjective (NERVOUS)
nervous; not calm:
He was feeling a little edgy about the whole thing.
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- I am getting so edgy I might scream at her.
- When moms feel edgy, kids can tell.
- Markets are edgy over worries about oil supplies.
- She is obviously in a state of edgy depression.
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Anxious and worried
- (all) hot and bothered idiom
- -racked
- a bundle of nerves idiom
- aflutter
- agitate
- alarmed
- anxious
- apprehensive
- demented
- dread
- get in a sweat idiom
- grim
- harassed
- haunted
- have a cow idiom
- prey on sth
- rattled
- rest easy idiom
- restive
- restless
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edgy adjective (UNUSUAL)
unusual in a way that is fashionable or exciting:
edgy art installations
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- 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.
- The model proves an ideal match for the edgy designs of Alexander McQueen.
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Modern & fashionable
- be (all) the rage idiom
- be having a moment idiom
- be the last word in sth idiom
- be the new sth idiom
- get with the programme idiom
- happening
- high-tech
- hip
- hipster
- it
- minute 1
- programme
- sharp
- smart
- state-of-the-art
- street cred
- swinger
- swinging
- switched on
- à la mode
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Exciting and interesting
edgily
adverb uk/ˈedʒ.əl.i/us/ˈedʒ.əl.i/
Examples from literature
- Ann was edgy about it this year.
- I'm a bit edgy.' I must have shown surprise.
- She acted kinda edgy.
- She was a little bit slack and edgy to-day, anyhow.
- So when you were feeling edgy and blue and miserable you either kept out of his way or kept your troubles to yourself.