edgyadj.

Brit.

/ˈɛdʒi/, U.S.

/ˈɛdʒi/

Etymology: < edge n. + -y suffix¹.

1. Having an edge or edges; sharp, cutting.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [adjective] > of edge > having sharp edge

yegged1297

edged1594

edgeful1614

edgy1775

1775 C. Davy & F. Davy tr. M.-T. Bourrit Relation of Journey to Glaciers Savoy 99 Constantly walking over broken rocks, either ragged, or cleft, or edgey.

1820 L. Hunt Indicator 19 Jan. 118 Lastly, think of the razor itself..how cold, how edgy, how hard!

1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. iii. 75 Binding the dusty remnants and edgy splinters into springing vaults.

2. Of a painting: Having the outlines too hard.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > qualities or styles of painting > [adjective] > other qualities or styles

plangent1666

dry1695

sticky1753

flat1755

spotty1798

touchy1809

definitive1815

edgy1825

painty1827

scratchy1827

unideal1838

tinglish1855

generalist1858

tinny1877

Christmas-cardy1883

tinty1883

surfacy1887

chocolate box1892

chocolate-boxy1894

Christmas card1895

juicy1897

candy box1898

pastose1901

busy1909

pompier1914

posterish1914

painterly1932

X-ray1940

illusional1942

all-over1948

figurative1960

hard-edge1961

1825 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 17 438 There were two Holbeins, flat, shadowless, edgy compositions.

1868 Illustr. London News 11 Apr. 362 Less edgy and more softly sweet in colour than previous works.

3. figurative. Full of edge or keenness; eager. dialect.

ΚΠ

1858 A. B. Evans Leicestershire Words Edgy, eager. ‘He's very edgy to go there’: also ‘pert’ and ‘forward’.

4. Having one's nerves on edge; irritable; testy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective]

sharpc1000

impatient1377

out-sharpinga1382

teethya1500

fumish1523

testy1526

crabbed1535

tettish1567

peevish1577

kickish1589

splenetic1593

spleenful1594

tetchy1596

wasp-stung1598

touchy1602

spleeny1604

pruriginous1609

teety1621

splenitive1633

peltish1648

irritable1662

splenatic1663

splenetive1678

unheer1691

rusty1694

nettlesome1766

stingy1781

snarly1798

tutty1809

spleenical1818

rileya1824

nettly1825

edgy1837

porcupinal1846

shirty1846

raspish1854

peckish1857

streaky1860

owly1864

teasy1866

fussy1869

raspy1869

spiky1881

chippyc1885

tetchous1890

narky1895

snarky1906

ringy1907

snarkish1912

Scot1916

crooked1945

niggly1952

snooty1959

kvetchy1965

to be on the rag1967

sandpaper1976

gribble1984

splenous-

1837 [implied in: H. E. Manning Let. 8 Mar. in S. Leslie Life (1921) xvi. 269 Newman did not like my joking letter. He answered rather edgily and defensively. (at edgily adv.)].

1864 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1914 R. Kipling Diversity of Creatures (1917) 149 ‘I say,’ he began hurriedly, ‘do you mind if I come in here for a little? I'm a bit edgy.’

1915 J. Buchan Thirty-nine Steps i. 33 Then I could see that he began to get edgy again. He listened for little noises.

1924 Chambers's Jrnl. 555/1 The horses were very nervous and edgy for the rest of the day.

1929 S. Aumonier Ups & Downs 514 That its mood was tense and ‘edgy’ was evident from the way in which the members spoke and behaved.

1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 May 280/3 An American family of harassed father, edgy mother and irritated crop-headed boys.

Draft additions December 2003

Originally U.S. That challenges received ideas or prevailing aesthetic sensibilities; at the forefront of a trend. Cf. cutting edge adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [adjective] > new, novel, or not previously known

newOE

fresha1382

unhearda1382

new-founda1425

raw1448

newfanglec1450

newfangled?1531

new-fashioned1574

novile1586

modern1590

newelty1590

unheard1592

novellous1601

new-discovered1609

novelizing1625

nouvelle1650

new-type1887

edgy1976

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [adjective] > innovative or innovated > avant-garde

vantguard1605

neodox1897

vanguard1958

futurological1970

edgy1976

1976 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 25 July 3/1 The [essays about] Warhol..and Grosman.., like the edgier Paik and Mekas (which, I must allow, I might like better if I felt more warmly toward the art of their subjects), are in Tomkins's standard genre.

1986 Time (Electronic ed.) 16 June Talking Heads' songs combine good jungle music and smart, edgy ideas.

1992 Vibe Fall (Preview Issue) 99/1 More singles and videos followed: all radio-friendly yet edgy, accessible yet fantasy-tinged.

1998 N. Lawson How to Eat (1999) 326 Show Euro-cool by dolloping on some good and edgy and far more grown-up crème fraîche instead.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	edgy
释义	edgyadj. Brit. /ˈɛdʒi/, U.S. /ˈɛdʒi/ Etymology: < edge n. + -y suffix¹. 1. Having an edge or edges; sharp, cutting. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > sharpness of edge or point > [adjective] > of edge > having sharp edge yegged1297 edged1594 edgeful1614 edgy1775 1775 C. Davy & F. Davy tr. M.-T. Bourrit Relation of Journey to Glaciers Savoy 99 Constantly walking over broken rocks, either ragged, or cleft, or edgey. 1820 L. Hunt Indicator 19 Jan. 118 Lastly, think of the razor itself..how cold, how edgy, how hard! 1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. iii. 75 Binding the dusty remnants and edgy splinters into springing vaults. 2. Of a painting: Having the outlines too hard. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > qualities or styles of painting > [adjective] > other qualities or styles plangent1666 dry1695 sticky1753 flat1755 spotty1798 touchy1809 definitive1815 edgy1825 painty1827 scratchy1827 unideal1838 tinglish1855 generalist1858 tinny1877 Christmas-cardy1883 tinty1883 surfacy1887 chocolate box1892 chocolate-boxy1894 Christmas card1895 juicy1897 candy box1898 pastose1901 busy1909 pompier1914 posterish1914 painterly1932 X-ray1940 illusional1942 all-over1948 figurative1960 hard-edge1961 1825 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 17 438 There were two Holbeins, flat, shadowless, edgy compositions. 1868 Illustr. London News 11 Apr. 362 Less edgy and more softly sweet in colour than previous works. 3. figurative. Full of edge or keenness; eager. dialect. ΚΠ 1858 A. B. Evans Leicestershire Words Edgy, eager. ‘He's very edgy to go there’: also ‘pert’ and ‘forward’. 4. Having one's nerves on edge; irritable; testy. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] sharpc1000 impatient1377 out-sharpinga1382 teethya1500 fumish1523 testy1526 crabbed1535 tettish1567 peevish1577 kickish1589 splenetic1593 spleenful1594 tetchy1596 wasp-stung1598 touchy1602 spleeny1604 pruriginous1609 teety1621 splenitive1633 peltish1648 irritable1662 splenatic1663 splenetive1678 unheer1691 rusty1694 nettlesome1766 stingy1781 snarly1798 tutty1809 spleenical1818 rileya1824 nettly1825 edgy1837 porcupinal1846 shirty1846 raspish1854 peckish1857 streaky1860 owly1864 teasy1866 fussy1869 raspy1869 spiky1881 chippyc1885 tetchous1890 narky1895 snarky1906 ringy1907 snarkish1912 Scot1916 crooked1945 niggly1952 snooty1959 kvetchy1965 to be on the rag1967 sandpaper1976 gribble1984 splenous- 1837 [implied in: H. E. Manning Let. 8 Mar. in S. Leslie Life (1921) xvi. 269 Newman did not like my joking letter. He answered rather edgily and defensively. (at edgily adv.)]. 1864 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1914 R. Kipling Diversity of Creatures (1917) 149 ‘I say,’ he began hurriedly, ‘do you mind if I come in here for a little? I'm a bit edgy.’ 1915 J. Buchan Thirty-nine Steps i. 33 Then I could see that he began to get edgy again. He listened for little noises. 1924 Chambers's Jrnl. 555/1 The horses were very nervous and edgy for the rest of the day. 1929 S. Aumonier Ups & Downs 514 That its mood was tense and ‘edgy’ was evident from the way in which the members spoke and behaved. 1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 May 280/3 An American family of harassed father, edgy mother and irritated crop-headed boys. Draft additions December 2003 Originally U.S. That challenges received ideas or prevailing aesthetic sensibilities; at the forefront of a trend. Cf. cutting edge adj. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [adjective] > new, novel, or not previously known newOE fresha1382 unhearda1382 new-founda1425 raw1448 newfanglec1450 newfangled?1531 new-fashioned1574 novile1586 modern1590 newelty1590 unheard1592 novellous1601 new-discovered1609 novelizing1625 nouvelle1650 new-type1887 edgy1976 the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [adjective] > innovative or innovated > avant-garde vantguard1605 neodox1897 vanguard1958 futurological1970 edgy1976 1976 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 25 July 3/1 The [essays about] Warhol..and Grosman.., like the edgier Paik and Mekas (which, I must allow, I might like better if I felt more warmly toward the art of their subjects), are in Tomkins's standard genre. 1986 Time (Electronic ed.) 16 June Talking Heads' songs combine good jungle music and smart, edgy ideas. 1992 Vibe Fall (Preview Issue) 99/1 More singles and videos followed: all radio-friendly yet edgy, accessible yet fantasy-tinged. 1998 N. Lawson How to Eat (1999) 326 Show Euro-cool by dolloping on some good and edgy and far more grown-up crème fraîche instead. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1775
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