edgy
Anxious and snappish
Edgy describes someone or something tense, nervous, or irritable—on edge: She's been edgy since the layoffs were announced.
The word also means daringly unconventional or provocatively avant-garde: an edgy film, edgy humor.
Online, edgy often carries ironic dismissal of content that tries too hard to shock or seem cool: Wow, so edgy.
Troubled by uncertainty
apprehensive · fidgety · antsy · wound-up · high-strung · agitated · jumpy · twitchy
Testing new methods
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
- boundary-pushingExceeding accepted limits
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
subversive · transgressive · underground · alternative · countercultural · radical · raw · gritty
anxious
Troubled by uncertainty
uneasy · apprehensive · fidgety · antsy · wound-up · high-strung · agitated · jumpy · twitchy · nervous
experimental
Testing new methods
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
- boundary-pushingExceeding accepted limits
- provocativeMeant to provoke response
unconventional · subversive · transgressive · underground · alternative · countercultural · radical · raw · gritty · bold
angular
Sharp-edged or rawboned
abrasive · biting · cutting · acerbic · caustic · barbed · incisive · piercing · keen · acrimonious
- fashionfashion, clothing, apparel, attire, garment
- slang moodsbummed, chill, cranky, grumpy, hyper
- fashion slanglewk, drip, slay, fierce, serve
- moodshappy, sad, angry, anxious, excited
- fashion adjectivesstylish, elegant, casual, formal, trendy
- fashion stylescasual wear, bohemian, formal wear, preppy, romantic
edgyconventional
Following accepted practices
mainstream · safe · traditional · wholesome · tame
- on edgeTense and anxious
- on the edgeIn precarious position
- cutting edgeMost advanced currently available
- take the edge offDiminish severity or sharpness
- rough edgesUnfinished imperfections needing polish
- double-edged swordAdvantage with inherent dangers
edge, edges, edged, edging, edginess, edgeless, edgeways, edgier, edgiest