# edgy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɛd͡ʒi/ · frequency rank #17,351

## Definitions
1. Nervous, apprehensive.
2. Creatively challenging; cutting edge; leading edge.
3. On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué.
4. Irritable.
5. Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined.
6. Sharp; having prominent edges.
7. Cool by virtue of being tough, dark, or badass.
8. Exhibiting behavior that is disconcerting or alarming, sometimes in an effort to impress or to troll others.

## Etymology
From edge + -y. Compare German eckig (“angular, edgy”).

## Easily confused with
- **ey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgy-vs-ey)
- **egg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgy-vs-egg)
- **ego** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgy-vs-ego)
- **eng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgy-vs-eng)
- **EDT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgy-vs-edt)
- **EDM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgy-vs-edm)
- **Edo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgy-vs-edo)
- **Ely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgy-vs-ely)
- **EEG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgy-vs-eeg)
- **EDL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgy-vs-edl)
- **erg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgy-vs-erg)
- **eggs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgy-vs-eggs)
- **edit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgy-vs-edit)
- **envy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgy-vs-envy)
- **Emmy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgy-vs-emmy)
- **Edna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgy-vs-edna)
- **ergo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgy-vs-ergo)
- **Edie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgy-vs-edie)
- **Edin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgy-vs-edin)
- **elegy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgy-vs-elegy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`degy`, `eddgy`, `edggy`, `edgyy`, `edyg`, `egdy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/edgy