edgy
pronunciation
How to pronounce edgy in British English:
UK [ˈedʒi]
How to pronounce edgy in American English:
US [ˈɛdʒi]
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- Adjective:
- being in a tense state
Word Origin
- edgy (adj.)
- "having sharp edges," 1755, from edge (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "tense and irritable" is attested by 1837, perhaps from notion of being on the edge, at the point of doing something irrational (a figurative use attested from c. 1600). Related: Edgily; edginess.
Example
- 1. Mr cameron is right to be edgy about the politics .
- 2. Turkey 's government is also edgy .
- 3. Oil markets are edgy ; tensions with iran are high .
- 4. The fear is understandable . Oil markets are edgy ; tensions with iran are high .
- 5. The relationship between turkey and the eu is always edgy , a little like mexico 's with the united states .