Definition of edgy in English:

edgy

adjectiveedgier, edgiest ˈɛdʒiˈɛdʒi

1Tense, nervous, or irritable.
紧张不安的；烦躁的，易怒的
he became edgy and defensive
他变得紧张而且开始戒备起来。
Example sentencesExamples
- In the moments before the cameras switch on, he's edgy, nervous, priming us with questions.
- But being slightly edgy and impatient, he struck a bit too soon.
- It would be weird if she acted so tense and edgy all of a sudden.
- I'd been waiting 25 minutes for a bus and was getting a little edgy.
- Perhaps that's why, behind the affable front, he seems edgy.
- Anne was beginning to feel very edgy about not knowing what was going on and the motivations of her rescuer.
- Believe me, I was nervous and felt very edgy.
- The commentators were nervous and edgy and there was strain as well as excitement in their voices.
- I'm distracted, tense and edgy, staring intently at the phone willing it to bring me good news.
- Needless to say, I am a little edgy about future adverse outcomes.
- If anything, it has been exacerbated by recent global tensions, those irritating near-wars which push up the temperature and make leaders edgy.
- I couldn't even eat lunch I've been so edgy.
- Carly pushed past nervous guests and equally edgy guards then stopped and stared.
- Visitors, if they are not already dead choked by air pollution and bumpy roads, are always nervous and edgy at the thought of the traffic jams and missing a flight or a train.
- I think there were times when you could see we were a little bit edgy.
- During a competition the fencers get nervous, edgy and temperamental under the pressure involved.
- He described her as nervous, edgy, and particularly fearful of authority.
- The city itself seems edgy and nervous, as can well be expected.
- There were no signs available to tell them where they were and this fact had made him even more edgy.
- In the car, Alex and I held hands for a brief moment and I felt less edgy about it.
Synonyms
tense, nervous, on edge, highly strung, anxious, apprehensive, uneasy, ill at ease, unsettled, unstable
excitable, twitchy, jumpy, keyed up, fidgety, restive, skittish, neurotic, brittle, hysterical
sensitive, insecure
irritable, touchy, tetchy, testy, crotchety, irascible, peevish, querulous, bad-tempered, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, temperamental, snappy, captious, crabbed, prickly
British nervy
informal uptight, wired
British informal stressy
1. 1.1 (of a musical performance or piece of writing) having an intense or sharp quality.
  （演奏或文字作品）尖锐的，锐利的；强烈的
  tremendously edgy brass playing
  Example sentencesExamples
  But the flute and strings music I have downloaded all seem to show the sharp edgy sounds of the flutes.
  There's a cinematic quality to the edgy strings and foreboding beat that accompany All I Need, which is one of the album's best tracks.
  It starts with edgy trills from the soloist, but its overall direction of travel is into the silent darkness.
  Her voice is good if not emotionally gripping and her songs have an attractive quality but an edgy stimulant is sadly lacking.
  Peter Kooy has a vocal quality that's a touch edgy, yet is plentifully musical.
2informal At the forefront of a trend; experimental or avant-garde.
〈非正式〉前卫的，领导潮流的；尖端的，最先进的
their songs combine good music and smart, edgy ideas
他们的歌曲把美妙的音乐和时髦而又先进的理念结合在了一起。
Example sentencesExamples
- Cabaret of the Unlikely is an intense and edgy piece of theatre but due to the content I would fall far short of calling it entertaining and at an hour and three quarters it did get tedious in parts.
- She uses an edgy, in-your-face style to break the communication barrier around the eternal issues and dilemmas of desire.
- Olyphant exudes charm and sleaze in about equal proportions, and his edgy performance steals the show.
- Although saddled with a convoluted plot, he has invested his film with enough grit, panache and edgy style to make it thoroughly gripping.
- And sure enough, so studiously edgy are the performances that one is never quite sure who harbours the darkest pathology.
- Her one-room gallery features colorful, edgy pieces of fine art and contemporary crafts produced by local and out-of-state artists.
- Watch it as a piece of sharp, edgy, quality entertainment - hugely enjoyable.
- Allowing Gallas to take responsibility was the start of an edgy performance.
- One of them is a real movie-star movie, however edgy Julia Roberts's performance.
- But Shannon, who is well regarded in the edgy performance scene here and abroad, has solved the problem by thinking about dance in a different way.
- Inside, too features a VW quality dash, which makes a break both from previous styling and the Focus' edgy style.
- Now he has produced another star turn in Speed-the-Plow, which requires a very different, much more edgy and sharp-tongued style.
- My client wants a very edgy and flashy style, but her content is dry and the writing is not of the same style as she wants the design.
- Granted, they do have a distinct sound, a wide array of musical sounds and edgy lyrics.
- Those new to jazz will be thrown into one of the most intense, edgy jazz experiences that sounds strangely modern.
- Fronted by Alan Donohoe, they specialise in creating angular working class anthems that are packed with sharp, edgy guitars and socially relevant lyrics.
- While the lyrics don't specifically delve into his life there, his experiences seem to be told through the subtle text and edgy, country-folk styled ramblings.
- Edward Norton is known for his intense, edgy dramatic roles (Primal Fear, American History X, Fight Club).
- The longer, flimsy skirt hanging out of a coat is a rather edgy trend right now.
- I wanted to write sharp, edgy vignettes of poisonous humor.

Derivatives

edgily

adverb ˈɛdʒɪliˈɛdʒəli

‘It is not what it seems,’ Nelson snapped edgily.
Example sentencesExamples
- From the moment that he came out on to Downing Street to make his edgily staccato declaration of the beginning of the official campaign, he has come across as anything but a man swaggering to an easy victory.
- ‘I just wanted to make sure,’ she replied edgily.
- A nervy unease has gripped the campaign; no one is sure what's going on - tales of 1992 and 1970 are edgily retold.
- ‘Your father is well,’ Christiana snapped edgily.

edginess

noun ˈɛdʒɪnəsˈɛdʒinəs

And much of the edginess is born of frustration.
Example sentencesExamples
- And here is the edginess of the Elizabethan Court, as Arthur and his relations, like many courtiers, are in and out of the slammer like a problem family on a housing estate.
- The music, on it's own, increases in its edginess.
- Most of all, you gradually realise that the edginess that has overshadowed you for your entire life has vanished, replaced with an inner peace you've read about but, until now, regarded as nothing but fiction.
- So tonight I feel gratitude for the performance I've seen and the body of work on which it's based, but at the same time I feel a kind of introspective edginess.

Rhymes

sedgy, solfeggi, veggie, wedgie

Definition of edgy in US English:

edgy

adjectiveˈejēˈɛdʒi

1Tense, nervous, or irritable.
紧张不安的；烦躁的，易怒的
he became edgy and defensive
他变得紧张而且开始戒备起来。
Example sentencesExamples
- It would be weird if she acted so tense and edgy all of a sudden.
- Anne was beginning to feel very edgy about not knowing what was going on and the motivations of her rescuer.
- Perhaps that's why, behind the affable front, he seems edgy.
- There were no signs available to tell them where they were and this fact had made him even more edgy.
- I think there were times when you could see we were a little bit edgy.
- Needless to say, I am a little edgy about future adverse outcomes.
- But being slightly edgy and impatient, he struck a bit too soon.
- Believe me, I was nervous and felt very edgy.
- During a competition the fencers get nervous, edgy and temperamental under the pressure involved.
- I'm distracted, tense and edgy, staring intently at the phone willing it to bring me good news.
- If anything, it has been exacerbated by recent global tensions, those irritating near-wars which push up the temperature and make leaders edgy.
- Carly pushed past nervous guests and equally edgy guards then stopped and stared.
- I'd been waiting 25 minutes for a bus and was getting a little edgy.
- The commentators were nervous and edgy and there was strain as well as excitement in their voices.
- I couldn't even eat lunch I've been so edgy.
- He described her as nervous, edgy, and particularly fearful of authority.
- In the moments before the cameras switch on, he's edgy, nervous, priming us with questions.
- Visitors, if they are not already dead choked by air pollution and bumpy roads, are always nervous and edgy at the thought of the traffic jams and missing a flight or a train.
- In the car, Alex and I held hands for a brief moment and I felt less edgy about it.
- The city itself seems edgy and nervous, as can well be expected.
Synonyms
tense, nervous, on edge, highly strung, anxious, apprehensive, uneasy, ill at ease, unsettled, unstable
1. 1.1 (of a musical performance or piece of writing) having an intense or sharp quality.
  （演奏或文字作品）尖锐的，锐利的；强烈的
  Example sentencesExamples
  There's a cinematic quality to the edgy strings and foreboding beat that accompany All I Need, which is one of the album's best tracks.
  But the flute and strings music I have downloaded all seem to show the sharp edgy sounds of the flutes.
  It starts with edgy trills from the soloist, but its overall direction of travel is into the silent darkness.
  Peter Kooy has a vocal quality that's a touch edgy, yet is plentifully musical.
  Her voice is good if not emotionally gripping and her songs have an attractive quality but an edgy stimulant is sadly lacking.
2informal At the forefront of a trend; experimental or avant-garde.
〈非正式〉前卫的，领导潮流的；尖端的，最先进的
their songs combine good music and smart, edgy ideas
他们的歌曲把美妙的音乐和时髦而又先进的理念结合在了一起。
Example sentencesExamples
- She uses an edgy, in-your-face style to break the communication barrier around the eternal issues and dilemmas of desire.
- And sure enough, so studiously edgy are the performances that one is never quite sure who harbours the darkest pathology.
- One of them is a real movie-star movie, however edgy Julia Roberts's performance.
- My client wants a very edgy and flashy style, but her content is dry and the writing is not of the same style as she wants the design.
- Her one-room gallery features colorful, edgy pieces of fine art and contemporary crafts produced by local and out-of-state artists.
- Olyphant exudes charm and sleaze in about equal proportions, and his edgy performance steals the show.
- Watch it as a piece of sharp, edgy, quality entertainment - hugely enjoyable.
- Although saddled with a convoluted plot, he has invested his film with enough grit, panache and edgy style to make it thoroughly gripping.
- Inside, too features a VW quality dash, which makes a break both from previous styling and the Focus' edgy style.
- While the lyrics don't specifically delve into his life there, his experiences seem to be told through the subtle text and edgy, country-folk styled ramblings.
- Fronted by Alan Donohoe, they specialise in creating angular working class anthems that are packed with sharp, edgy guitars and socially relevant lyrics.
- Granted, they do have a distinct sound, a wide array of musical sounds and edgy lyrics.
- But Shannon, who is well regarded in the edgy performance scene here and abroad, has solved the problem by thinking about dance in a different way.
- The longer, flimsy skirt hanging out of a coat is a rather edgy trend right now.
- I wanted to write sharp, edgy vignettes of poisonous humor.
- Cabaret of the Unlikely is an intense and edgy piece of theatre but due to the content I would fall far short of calling it entertaining and at an hour and three quarters it did get tedious in parts.
- Edward Norton is known for his intense, edgy dramatic roles (Primal Fear, American History X, Fight Club).
- Those new to jazz will be thrown into one of the most intense, edgy jazz experiences that sounds strangely modern.
- Allowing Gallas to take responsibility was the start of an edgy performance.
- Now he has produced another star turn in Speed-the-Plow, which requires a very different, much more edgy and sharp-tongued style.

单词	edgy
释义	Definition of edgy in English: edgy adjectiveedgier, edgiest ˈɛdʒiˈɛdʒi 1Tense, nervous, or irritable. 紧张不安的；烦躁的，易怒的 he became edgy and defensive 他变得紧张而且开始戒备起来。 Example sentencesExamples In the moments before the cameras switch on, he's edgy, nervous, priming us with questions. But being slightly edgy and impatient, he struck a bit too soon. It would be weird if she acted so tense and edgy all of a sudden. I'd been waiting 25 minutes for a bus and was getting a little edgy. Perhaps that's why, behind the affable front, he seems edgy. Anne was beginning to feel very edgy about not knowing what was going on and the motivations of her rescuer. Believe me, I was nervous and felt very edgy. The commentators were nervous and edgy and there was strain as well as excitement in their voices. I'm distracted, tense and edgy, staring intently at the phone willing it to bring me good news. Needless to say, I am a little edgy about future adverse outcomes. If anything, it has been exacerbated by recent global tensions, those irritating near-wars which push up the temperature and make leaders edgy. I couldn't even eat lunch I've been so edgy. Carly pushed past nervous guests and equally edgy guards then stopped and stared. Visitors, if they are not already dead choked by air pollution and bumpy roads, are always nervous and edgy at the thought of the traffic jams and missing a flight or a train. I think there were times when you could see we were a little bit edgy. During a competition the fencers get nervous, edgy and temperamental under the pressure involved. He described her as nervous, edgy, and particularly fearful of authority. The city itself seems edgy and nervous, as can well be expected. There were no signs available to tell them where they were and this fact had made him even more edgy. In the car, Alex and I held hands for a brief moment and I felt less edgy about it. Synonyms tense, nervous, on edge, highly strung, anxious, apprehensive, uneasy, ill at ease, unsettled, unstable excitable, twitchy, jumpy, keyed up, fidgety, restive, skittish, neurotic, brittle, hysterical sensitive, insecure irritable, touchy, tetchy, testy, crotchety, irascible, peevish, querulous, bad-tempered, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, temperamental, snappy, captious, crabbed, prickly British nervy informal uptight, wired British informal stressy 1.1 (of a musical performance or piece of writing) having an intense or sharp quality. （演奏或文字作品）尖锐的，锐利的；强烈的 tremendously edgy brass playing Example sentencesExamples But the flute and strings music I have downloaded all seem to show the sharp edgy sounds of the flutes. There's a cinematic quality to the edgy strings and foreboding beat that accompany All I Need, which is one of the album's best tracks. It starts with edgy trills from the soloist, but its overall direction of travel is into the silent darkness. Her voice is good if not emotionally gripping and her songs have an attractive quality but an edgy stimulant is sadly lacking. Peter Kooy has a vocal quality that's a touch edgy, yet is plentifully musical. 2informal At the forefront of a trend; experimental or avant-garde. 〈非正式〉前卫的，领导潮流的；尖端的，最先进的 their songs combine good music and smart, edgy ideas 他们的歌曲把美妙的音乐和时髦而又先进的理念结合在了一起。 Example sentencesExamples Cabaret of the Unlikely is an intense and edgy piece of theatre but due to the content I would fall far short of calling it entertaining and at an hour and three quarters it did get tedious in parts. She uses an edgy, in-your-face style to break the communication barrier around the eternal issues and dilemmas of desire. Olyphant exudes charm and sleaze in about equal proportions, and his edgy performance steals the show. Although saddled with a convoluted plot, he has invested his film with enough grit, panache and edgy style to make it thoroughly gripping. And sure enough, so studiously edgy are the performances that one is never quite sure who harbours the darkest pathology. Her one-room gallery features colorful, edgy pieces of fine art and contemporary crafts produced by local and out-of-state artists. Watch it as a piece of sharp, edgy, quality entertainment - hugely enjoyable. Allowing Gallas to take responsibility was the start of an edgy performance. One of them is a real movie-star movie, however edgy Julia Roberts's performance. But Shannon, who is well regarded in the edgy performance scene here and abroad, has solved the problem by thinking about dance in a different way. Inside, too features a VW quality dash, which makes a break both from previous styling and the Focus' edgy style. Now he has produced another star turn in Speed-the-Plow, which requires a very different, much more edgy and sharp-tongued style. My client wants a very edgy and flashy style, but her content is dry and the writing is not of the same style as she wants the design. Granted, they do have a distinct sound, a wide array of musical sounds and edgy lyrics. Those new to jazz will be thrown into one of the most intense, edgy jazz experiences that sounds strangely modern. Fronted by Alan Donohoe, they specialise in creating angular working class anthems that are packed with sharp, edgy guitars and socially relevant lyrics. While the lyrics don't specifically delve into his life there, his experiences seem to be told through the subtle text and edgy, country-folk styled ramblings. Edward Norton is known for his intense, edgy dramatic roles (Primal Fear, American History X, Fight Club). The longer, flimsy skirt hanging out of a coat is a rather edgy trend right now. I wanted to write sharp, edgy vignettes of poisonous humor. Derivatives edgily adverb ˈɛdʒɪliˈɛdʒəli ‘It is not what it seems,’ Nelson snapped edgily. Example sentencesExamples From the moment that he came out on to Downing Street to make his edgily staccato declaration of the beginning of the official campaign, he has come across as anything but a man swaggering to an easy victory. ‘I just wanted to make sure,’ she replied edgily. A nervy unease has gripped the campaign; no one is sure what's going on - tales of 1992 and 1970 are edgily retold. ‘Your father is well,’ Christiana snapped edgily. edginess noun ˈɛdʒɪnəsˈɛdʒinəs And much of the edginess is born of frustration. Example sentencesExamples And here is the edginess of the Elizabethan Court, as Arthur and his relations, like many courtiers, are in and out of the slammer like a problem family on a housing estate. The music, on it's own, increases in its edginess. Most of all, you gradually realise that the edginess that has overshadowed you for your entire life has vanished, replaced with an inner peace you've read about but, until now, regarded as nothing but fiction. So tonight I feel gratitude for the performance I've seen and the body of work on which it's based, but at the same time I feel a kind of introspective edginess. Rhymes sedgy, solfeggi, veggie, wedgie Definition of edgy in US English: edgy adjectiveˈejēˈɛdʒi 1Tense, nervous, or irritable. 紧张不安的；烦躁的，易怒的 he became edgy and defensive 他变得紧张而且开始戒备起来。 Example sentencesExamples It would be weird if she acted so tense and edgy all of a sudden. Anne was beginning to feel very edgy about not knowing what was going on and the motivations of her rescuer. Perhaps that's why, behind the affable front, he seems edgy. There were no signs available to tell them where they were and this fact had made him even more edgy. I think there were times when you could see we were a little bit edgy. Needless to say, I am a little edgy about future adverse outcomes. But being slightly edgy and impatient, he struck a bit too soon. Believe me, I was nervous and felt very edgy. During a competition the fencers get nervous, edgy and temperamental under the pressure involved. I'm distracted, tense and edgy, staring intently at the phone willing it to bring me good news. If anything, it has been exacerbated by recent global tensions, those irritating near-wars which push up the temperature and make leaders edgy. Carly pushed past nervous guests and equally edgy guards then stopped and stared. I'd been waiting 25 minutes for a bus and was getting a little edgy. The commentators were nervous and edgy and there was strain as well as excitement in their voices. I couldn't even eat lunch I've been so edgy. He described her as nervous, edgy, and particularly fearful of authority. In the moments before the cameras switch on, he's edgy, nervous, priming us with questions. Visitors, if they are not already dead choked by air pollution and bumpy roads, are always nervous and edgy at the thought of the traffic jams and missing a flight or a train. In the car, Alex and I held hands for a brief moment and I felt less edgy about it. The city itself seems edgy and nervous, as can well be expected. Synonyms tense, nervous, on edge, highly strung, anxious, apprehensive, uneasy, ill at ease, unsettled, unstable 1.1 (of a musical performance or piece of writing) having an intense or sharp quality. （演奏或文字作品）尖锐的，锐利的；强烈的 Example sentencesExamples There's a cinematic quality to the edgy strings and foreboding beat that accompany All I Need, which is one of the album's best tracks. But the flute and strings music I have downloaded all seem to show the sharp edgy sounds of the flutes. It starts with edgy trills from the soloist, but its overall direction of travel is into the silent darkness. Peter Kooy has a vocal quality that's a touch edgy, yet is plentifully musical. Her voice is good if not emotionally gripping and her songs have an attractive quality but an edgy stimulant is sadly lacking. 2informal At the forefront of a trend; experimental or avant-garde. 〈非正式〉前卫的，领导潮流的；尖端的，最先进的 their songs combine good music and smart, edgy ideas 他们的歌曲把美妙的音乐和时髦而又先进的理念结合在了一起。 Example sentencesExamples She uses an edgy, in-your-face style to break the communication barrier around the eternal issues and dilemmas of desire. And sure enough, so studiously edgy are the performances that one is never quite sure who harbours the darkest pathology. One of them is a real movie-star movie, however edgy Julia Roberts's performance. My client wants a very edgy and flashy style, but her content is dry and the writing is not of the same style as she wants the design. Her one-room gallery features colorful, edgy pieces of fine art and contemporary crafts produced by local and out-of-state artists. Olyphant exudes charm and sleaze in about equal proportions, and his edgy performance steals the show. Watch it as a piece of sharp, edgy, quality entertainment - hugely enjoyable. Although saddled with a convoluted plot, he has invested his film with enough grit, panache and edgy style to make it thoroughly gripping. Inside, too features a VW quality dash, which makes a break both from previous styling and the Focus' edgy style. While the lyrics don't specifically delve into his life there, his experiences seem to be told through the subtle text and edgy, country-folk styled ramblings. Fronted by Alan Donohoe, they specialise in creating angular working class anthems that are packed with sharp, edgy guitars and socially relevant lyrics. Granted, they do have a distinct sound, a wide array of musical sounds and edgy lyrics. But Shannon, who is well regarded in the edgy performance scene here and abroad, has solved the problem by thinking about dance in a different way. The longer, flimsy skirt hanging out of a coat is a rather edgy trend right now. I wanted to write sharp, edgy vignettes of poisonous humor. Cabaret of the Unlikely is an intense and edgy piece of theatre but due to the content I would fall far short of calling it entertaining and at an hour and three quarters it did get tedious in parts. Edward Norton is known for his intense, edgy dramatic roles (Primal Fear, American History X, Fight Club). Those new to jazz will be thrown into one of the most intense, edgy jazz experiences that sounds strangely modern. Allowing Gallas to take responsibility was the start of an edgy performance. Now he has produced another star turn in Speed-the-Plow, which requires a very different, much more edgy and sharp-tongued style.
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