edgy
nervous, anxious
TRANSLATION
edgy = nervös, unruhig, gereizt, nervös --- GOOGLE INDEX edgy: approximately 10,800,000 hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Foreign workers were EDGY, keeping the petrol tank full and a suitcase packed in case they needed to flee the country in a hurry.
BBC News
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You're miserable, EDGY and tired. You're in the perfect mood for journalism.
Warren Ellis, British author and social commentator
BBC News
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You're miserable, EDGY and tired. You're in the perfect mood for journalism.
Warren Ellis, British author and social commentator
Did you
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edgy
adjective
- nervous or irritable (The performers were edgy as they waited for the show to begin)
- having a sharp or biting edge (an edgy wit)
- daring, provocative, or trend-setting (an exhibition of edgy photographs; an edgy menu)
(The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition)
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WORD ORIGIN
Etymology: circa 1200. Developed from Old English ecg – corner, edge, sword – and is related to Old Frisian egg (edge), Old Saxon eggia (point, edge), Old High German ecka, modern German Ecke, and Old Icelandic egg (corner, angle, edge).
Edgy can also be used to describe something new and daring. In this context, it comes from the expression "cutting edge" (also referred to as leading edge), a term frequently used by businesses to describe products with the latest technologies.
The arts and culture scene is a big fan of edgy these days, using it to describe everything from movies, music and art to literature, cuisine and nightclubs.
sources: Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology
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SYNONYMS
jittery, jumpy, high-strung, highly strung, nervy, overstrung, uptight
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO A CONVERSATION TODAY
say something like:
"If I were you, I would wait until tomorrow to chat with him about the project. He’s a bit edgy today."
adjective
- nervous or irritable (The performers were edgy as they waited for the show to begin)
- having a sharp or biting edge (an edgy wit)
- daring, provocative, or trend-setting (an exhibition of edgy photographs; an edgy menu)
(The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition)
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WORD ORIGIN
Etymology: circa 1200. Developed from Old English ecg – corner, edge, sword – and is related to Old Frisian egg (edge), Old Saxon eggia (point, edge), Old High German ecka, modern German Ecke, and Old Icelandic egg (corner, angle, edge).
Edgy can also be used to describe something new and daring. In this context, it comes from the expression "cutting edge" (also referred to as leading edge), a term frequently used by businesses to describe products with the latest technologies.
The arts and culture scene is a big fan of edgy these days, using it to describe everything from movies, music and art to literature, cuisine and nightclubs.
sources: Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology
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SYNONYMS
jittery, jumpy, high-strung, highly strung, nervy, overstrung, uptight
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO A CONVERSATION TODAY
say something like:
"If I were you, I would wait until tomorrow to chat with him about the project. He’s a bit edgy today."
