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1 edgy
adjective (irritable: That actress is always edgy before a performance.) irritabel, nervøsirritabel--------nervøsadj. \/ˈedʒɪ\/1) hissig, oppfarende, irritabel, nervøs2) skarp, bitende -
2 edge
e‹ 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) (ut)kant, rand2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) egg, odd, bitt3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) brodd; skarphet2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) kante2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) rykke, lirke, skyve forsiktig•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edgekantIsubst. \/edʒ\/1) (på kniv, våpen e.l.) egg, skarp kant2) (på ski, skøyter) kant, egg, skjær3) ( overført) skarphet, agg4) sultfornemmelse5) (ytter)kant, utkant6) bredd, rand7) ( boktrykking) snitt8) fordelbe on the ragged edge of være på fallittens rand ha nervene på høykant, holde på miste selvbeherskelsenby a slight edge med svak margindo the inside\/outside edge ( på ski) svinge på innerskjæret\/ytterskjæretgive an edge to something slipe egg på noe, skjerpe noegive somebody the edge of one's tongue snakke skarpt til noen, skjelle noen uthave an edge over somebody (amer., hverdagslig) ha overtaket på noen, ha en fordel fremfor noen, ha et lite forsprang på noen, være noen overlegennot to put too fine an edge upon it enkelt uttrykt, kort sagton edge i helspenn, irritabel, nervøson the edge of på nippet til åon the edge of one's seat ( overført) helt på tuppene, på randen avplace\/put\/set on edge stille på høykantput an edge on\/to something slipe egg på noe, skjerpe noeset somebody's nerves on edge gå noen på nerveneset somebody's teeth on edge gi noen frysninger, gi noen kuldegysningerIIverb \/edʒ\/1) kante, sette kanter på2) slipe, sette egg på3) ( også overført) skjerpe, gi en skarp klang4) rykke fremover, lirke5) fortrenge (litt etter litt), skyve til sidenskyve noen i bakgrunnen \/ trenge seg foran noen6) ake seg, skyve seg7) ( om ski) kante, sette på skråedge away trekke (eller dra) seg vekk, liste (eller snike) (seg)edge off komme seg unna, lure seg unnaedge one's way skubbe seg fremover, bane seg vei
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Edgy — Edg y, a. [From {Edge}.] 1. Easily irritated; sharp; as, an edgy temper. [1913 Webster] 2. (Fine Arts) Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined. An edgy style of sculpture. Hazlitt. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
edgy — For most people the dominant sense is derived from the idiom have one s nerves on edge, i.e. ‘peevish and irritable’. Since the 1970s, however, a new meaning ‘at the forefront of ideas, trendy’ has come to the fore, based on another idiom built… … Modern English usage
edgy — having sharp edges, 1755, from EDGE (Cf. edge) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Meaning tense and irritable is attested by 1837, perhaps from notion of being on the edge, at the point of doing something irrational (a figurative use attested from c.1600) … Etymology dictionary
edgy — [adj] nervous anxious, critical, excitable, excited, high strung, ill at ease, impatient, irascible, irritable, keyed up*, overstrung, restive, restless, skittish, tense, touchy, uneasy, uptight; concept 401 Ant. calm, composed, easy going, laid… … New thesaurus
edgy — ► ADJECTIVE (edgier, edgiest) ▪ tense, nervous, or irritable. DERIVATIVES edgily adverb edginess noun … English terms dictionary
edgy — [ej′ē] adj. edgier, edgiest 1. having an edge or edges; sharp 2. irritable; on edge 3. having outlines that are too sharp: said of drawings, paintings, etc. 4. [< CUTTING EDGE] Informal innovative, daring, unconventional, etc. edgily adv … English World dictionary
edgy — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ He began to get very edgy. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Edgy — Liste des versions d Ubuntu Article principal : Ubuntu. Les nouvelles versions d’Ubuntu, sortent deux fois par an, utilisant l’année et le mois de la sortie comme numéro de version. La première version, par exemple, était Ubuntu 4.10,… … Wikipédia en Français
edgy — UK [ˈedʒɪ] / US adjective Word forms edgy : adjective edgy comparative edgier superlative edgiest 1) a) in a bad mood because you are worried or nervous b) used about a situation when it is difficult to feel calm because people are angry or upset … English dictionary
edgy — mod. nervous; anxious and uncertain. □ I feel sort of edgy about the race. □ I’m just an edgy guy. □ Don’t let yourself get so edgy … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
edgy — adjective (edgier; est) Date: 1775 1. having an edge ; sharp 2. a. being on edge ; tense, irritable b. characterized by tension < edgy negotiations > … New Collegiate Dictionary