edgy

adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Nervous or irritable: The performers were edgy as they waited for the show to begin.
2. Having a sharp or biting edge: an edgy wit.
3. Daring, provocative, or trend-setting: an exhibition of edgy photographs; an edgy menu.

edgily edg'i·ly adv.
edginess edg'i·ness n.

adjective

Feeling or exhibiting nervous tension: fidgety, jittery, jumpy, nervous, restive, restless, skittish, tense, twitchy. Slang uptight. Idioms: a bundle of nerves, all wound up, on edge. See tighten/loosen.

adj

Definition: nervous
Antonyms: calm, composed, easy-going, laid-back

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: being in a tense state
  Synonyms: high-strung, highly strung, in suspense, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - irritabel, skarp, kantet, usammenhængende

Nederlands (Dutch)
nerveus, scherp (ook figuurlijk)

Français (French)
adj. - énervé, à cran, crispé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - nervös

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευέξαπτος, ευερέθιστος, εκνευρισμένος

Italiano (Italian)
nervoso, irritabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - afiado, nervoso, impaciente

Русский (Russian)
нервный, раздражительный, раздраженный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - nervioso, irritable, enojadizo, irascible, quisquilloso, susceptible

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vass, kantig, lättretlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
刀口锐利的, 急躁的, 尖利的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 刀口銳利的, 急躁的, 尖利的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 끝이 뾰족한, 초조한, 신랄한, 가시 돋힌, 윤곽이 뚜렷한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 鋭い, 鋭利な, いらいらした

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) منفعل, متوتر الأعصاب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עצבני, מתוח, חד‬

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