edgy

Definition

Nervous, apprehensive.

Etymology

From edge + -y. Compare German eckig (“angular, edgy”).

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."