edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight
(adjective) being in a tense state
Source: WordNet® 3.1
edgy (comparative edgier, superlative edgiest)
Nervous, apprehensive.
(entertainment, advertising) Creatively challenging; cutting edge; leading edge.
(entertainment, advertising) On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué.
(dated) Irritable.
(art) Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined.
(of a knife or blade) Sharp.
(slang) Cool by virtue of being tough, dark, or badass.
(Internet slang) Exhibiting behavior that is disconcerting or alarming, sometimes in an effort to impress or to troll others.
Source: Wiktionary
Edg"y, a. Etym: [From Edge.]
1. Easily irritated; sharp; as, an edgy temper.
2. (Fine Arts)
Definition: Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined. "An edgy style of sculpture." Hazlitt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 April 2025
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
