(informal) nervous, especially about what might happen:
She's been very edgy lately. * After the recent unrest there is an edgy calm in the capital. * I'm feeling a bit edgy about the exam tomorrow.
edgily adverb:
'I'm not sure I can make it tomorrow,' he said edgily.
edginess noun [U,sing.]:
I did not, at the time, know the reason for his edginess.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, edgy is tagged as adjective.
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