edgy
/ˈɛd͡ʒi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.39 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué.
adj
Exhibiting behavior that is disconcerting or alarming, sometimes in an effort to impress or to troll others.
Example Sentences
- "“A few college kids make edgy jokes in a group chat and conservatives are tripping over themselves to denounce and disavow and call for firings and resignations,” Matt Walsh, a right-wing commentator, posted on X."
- "an edgy temper"
- "A sculptor's ideas must, I should guess, be somewhat rigid and inflexible, like the materials in which he works. Besides, Nollekens's style was comparatively hard and edgy."
- "Shasta tried to get out of the way and to make Bree go back. But […] a woman with a very edgy basket in her hands, who was just behind Shasta, pushed the basket hard against his shoulders, and said, "Now then! Who are you shoving!""
- "My bicep, my poor little cluster of nearly muscle is being pressed into a funsize turkey nugget and I’m starting to perhaps regret my outing with this bunch of Brentford fans who have that slightly edgier reputation."
- "His cool, somewhat edgy look is directed back at the photographer, as if she was too close, perhaps had seen too much."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɛd͡ʒi/
- British English: /ˈɛd͡ʒi/