Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryNervous, apprehensive. · Creatively challenging; cutting edge; leading edge. · On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué. · Irritable.
From edge + -y. Compare German eckig (“angular, edgy”).
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