edgier; edgiest
1
: having an edge : sharp
3
: having a bold, provocative, or unconventional quality
an edgy film
Examples of edgy in a Sentence
Too much coffee makes me edgy.
Why are you so edgy?
Their relationship has always been edgy.
one of the director's edgier films
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Most of us rely on visual shortcuts, such as bright colors that might suggest warmth or friendliness, while dark, edgy imagery might be read as rebellious or intense.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
But edgy, irreverent, artistic, dingy, grimy, slightly dangerous cool.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Toddler techno plays with that contrast — an edgy genre made safe for kids.
—Lynda Lin Grigsby, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Had Owen survived the war, his return to his English village might have sparked an edgy comedy, a vicarage version of the era’s problem of how to keep ’em down on the farm.
—Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
But edgy, irreverent, artistic, dingy, grimy, slightly dangerous cool.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Toddler techno plays with that contrast — an edgy genre made safe for kids.
—Lynda Lin Grigsby, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
Had Owen survived the war, his return to his English village might have sparked an edgy comedy, a vicarage version of the era’s problem of how to keep ’em down on the farm.
—Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for edgy
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“Edgy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edgy. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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