edgy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++edg·y /ˈedʒi/ adjective 1 NERVOUSnervous and worried 紧张不安的 She’s been edgy lately, waiting for the test results. 她最近一直心绪不宁，在等测验结果。► see thesaurus at nervous2 aware of the newest ideas and styles and therefore considered very fashionable 赶时髦的，前卫的 The band has developed an edgy new image. 该乐队换上了前卫的新形象。
Examples from the Corpus
edgy• I've not been sleeping well since the house was ransacked, and it's made me very edgy.• The spotted mare started to eat her hay, but Gary's mare went on walking round, very edgy.• And if it was pre-theatre the diners would be all edgy and watching their watches.• Residents are still edgy over a series of student killings last summer.• But just as the other woman was bony and edgy, this one was well padded.• As I looked around me I noticed that some of the regular worshippers appeared edgy too.• Obsessional, edgy, uncomfortable to be with.• His edgy vocal deliveries and frowns are more than offset by the way his face never stops telling us he cares.edg·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus and worried nervous
edgy
edg‧y /ˈedʒi/
adjective
1. nervous and worried:
She’s been edgy lately, waiting for the test results.
2. aware of the newest ideas and styles and therefore considered very fashionable:
The band has developed an edgy new image.
▪ nervous worried or a little frightened about something and unable to relax: Kelly was so nervous about her exam that she couldn’t sleep. | It makes me nervous when you drive that fast.
▪tense worried and unable to relax in a way that makes you get angry or upset easily: Mary’s problems at work were making her tense and irritable.
▪uneasy nervous because you feel that something bad might happen, so that you are unable to relax until the danger has passed: I began to feel uneasy when he still hadn’t phoned by 11 o'clock.
▪on edge if you are on edge or your nerves are on edge, you feel nervous because you are worried about what might happen: My nerves were on edge, waiting for the results of the test. | Redundancies and other work upheavals have put employees on edge.
▪neurotic nervous and anxious in a way that is not normal or reasonable: She’s completely neurotic about food hygiene. | a neurotic mother
▪edgy/jumpy/jittery nervous because you are worried about what might happen: Investors are a little edgy about the financial markets these days. | There was a lot of pressure on the team tonight and that’s why they were a little jumpy.
▪highly-strung British English, high-strung American English becoming nervous or upset easily because that is your character: Like many musicians, he’s very sensitive and highly-strung.
▪be a nervous wreck to feel extremely nervous and unable to relax: After 10 months of teaching, I was a total nervous wreck.
▪have butterflies (in your stomach) informal to feel nervous about something that you are going to do very soon because it is important and you want to do it well: Actors often have butterflies before going on stage.
edg‧y /ˈedʒi/
adjective1. nervous and worried:
2. aware of the newest ideas and styles and therefore considered very fashionable:
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