edgy

Other forms of edgy

comparative or superlative

edgier

comparative or superlative

edgiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about edgy

What does edgy mean?

edgy means "being in a tense state".

How many syllables are in edgy?

edgy has 2 syllables: ed-gy. The stress falls on "ed". In IPA it is /ˈɛdʒi/.

What is another word for edgy?

Close synonyms include high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is edgy a common word?

edgy is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.