edgy

edgy

adjective \ˈe-jē\

: nervous and tense

: having or showing a harsh or unkind quality

: new and unusual in a way that is likely to make some people uncomfortable

edg·i·eredg·i·est

Full Definition of EDGY

1

:  having an edge :  sharp

2

a :  being on edge :  tense, irritable

b :  characterized by tension <edgy negotiations>

3

:  having a bold, provocative, or unconventional quality <an edgy film>

— edg·i·ly \ˈe-jə-lē\ adverb

— edg·i·ness \ˈe-jē-nəs\ noun

Examples of EDGY

1. Too much coffee makes me edgy.
2. Why are you so edgy?
3. Their relationship has always been edgy.
4. one of the director's edgier films

First Known Use of EDGY

1775

Related to EDGY

Synonyms

aflutter, antsy, anxious, atwitter, dithery, nervous, goosey, het up, hinky [slang], hung up, ill at ease, insecure, jittery, jumpy, nervy, perturbed, queasy (also queazy), tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, worried

Antonyms

calm, collected, cool, easy, happy-go-lucky, nerveless, relaxed

Related Words

aggrieved, bothered, concerned, disquieted, distraught, distressed, disturbed, freaked, freaked-out, shook-up; apprehensive, foreboding, hesitant, misgiving; fretful, fretting, stewing, vexed; qualmish, qualmy; flustered, twittered, undone, unnerved, unstrung; obsessed, preoccupied, restless; fidgety, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hypertense, skittish, spooky

Near Antonyms

confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure; controlled, self-controlled

Rhymes with EDGY

ledgy, sedgy, veggie, wedgie, wedgy