edgy

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Sinonieme

nervous

nervy

jumpy

jittery

restive

uptight

irritable

sharp

overstrung

high-strung

highly strung

petulant

touchy

neural

on edge

passionate

peckish

peevish

prickly

scratchy

self-conscious

snappy

sorehead

techy

testy

tetchy

torment

trenchant

trouble

waspish

worried

😟

be on edge

bored

keen on

bother

cranky

cutting

excitable

fidgety

fractious

fretful

grouchy

grumpy

incisive

jerky

keen

Koppelteken as

edg‧y

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɛd͡ʒi/

Etimologie (Engels)

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