Edgier

/ˈɛdʒiər/ adjective

Definition

comparative form of 'edgy'; more nervous, tense, or having a sharper quality; or more daring and unconventional in style.

Etymology

From 'edge' (Old English 'ecg') plus the comparative suffix '-er', with the modern sense of 'tense' or 'daring' developing in the 20th century as slang.

Kelly Says

The word 'edgy' flip-flopped meanings: it started meaning physically sharp, then in the 1950s-60s it meant being on the edge of social norms—cool and rebellious—and now it can mean either anxiously tense OR avant-garde, depending on context!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አጥቢ ባህር እጅ
a-t-bi ba-hir ej-j
ARالعربية
بُرْجَانِيّ أكثر
bur-jaan-iy ak-th-ar
BNবাংলা
কোণীতর
ko-ne-e-tor
CACatalà
amb cantonaments més afruitats
amb can-ton-a-ments més a-frui-tats
CSČeština
s ostřejšími okraji
s os-trej-ši-mi ok-ra-ji
DADansk
med skarpare kanter
med skar-pa kan-ter
DEDeutsch
kantiger
kan-ti-ger
ELΕλληνικά
με πιο αιχμηρές άκρες
me pyo-i aikh-me-res ak-res
ESEspañol
más con bordes afilados
mas kon bor-des a-fi-la-dos
FAفارسی
با لبه تیزتر
ba la-be teez-tar
FISuomi
terävämpi
te-rä-väm-pi
FRFrançais
avec des bords plus tranchants
avek de bord plu- tran-shɑ̃
GUGU
કાંઠાઓ વધુ તીક્ષ્ણ
ka-nth-a-o vad-hu tee-ksh-n
HAHA
mutum da ke tsara sosai
mu-tum da ke ts-a-ra so-sai
HEעברית
עם קצוות חד יותר
e-am ka-tzot chad ye-ter
HIहिन्दी
किनारों पर और तेज
ki-na-ron par aur teej
HUMagyar
élesebb szélével
e-les-seb sze-le-vel
IDBahasa Indonesia
lebih runcing
le-bih ru-ncing
IGIG
ndị na-akpọ ọnụ ọzọ
ndi na-ak-po o-nu o-zo
ITItaliano
con bordi più vivi
kon bor-di piu- vi-vi
JA日本語
エッジがより鋭い
ejji ga yori-rui
KKKK
кейістік белгілеушілер
kei-is-tik bel-gi-le-u-shi-ler
KMKM
អ្នកបង្កើតដង ច្រើន
a-nk bong-kre-at dong chre-un
KO한국어
가장 날카로운
ga-jang nal-ka-ro-un
MRMR
किनारांचे अधिक ओळखणारे
ki-na-ra-an-che ad-hi-k o-l-kh-na-re
MSBahasa Melayu
lebih runcing
le-bih ru-ncing
MYမြန်မာ
ဘာသာစကား
ba-tha-sa-ska-gar
NLNederlands
met scherpere randen
met scher-pe ran-den
NONorsk
med skarpare kanter
med skar-pa kan-ter
PAPA
ਸੀਮਾ-ਸੰਕੇਤਕ
see-ma-san-ke-tak
PLPolski
z ostrzejszymi krawędziami
z os-trze-js-zy-mi kra-wɛd-zje-mi
PTPortuguês
com bordas mais afiadas
kom bor-das mai-s a-fi-a-das
RORomână
cu muchii mai ascuțite
ku mu-chii mai as-cu-tite
RUРусский
с более острыми краями
s bo-lee os-try-mi kra-yami
SVSvenska
med skarpare kanter
med skar-pa kan-ter
SWKiswahili
na pembezoni kali zaidi
na pe-mbe-zo-ni ka-li za-i-ri
TAதமிழ்
கன்னல்கள் கூடுதலாக
kan-na-l-gal koo-du-tha-la-ag
TEతెలుగు
సరికొత్తగా
sa-ri-kot-ta-ga
THไทย
มีขอบคมกว่า
mi khob kom gwa
TLTL
may matulis na gilid
may ma-tu-lis na gi-lid
TRTürkçe
daha keskin kenarlı
da-ha kes-kin ken-ar-li
UKУкраїнська
з гострішими краями
z ho-st-ry-she-mi kra-yami
URاردو
کناروں پر تیز تر
kan-a-ron par teez tar
VITiếng Việt
có cạnh sắc hơn
co canh sach hon
YOYO
awọn ọlọ́gbọ́n ẹ̀tọ́
awon olo-gbọ́n e-to
ZH中文
边缘更锋利
biānwèi gèng fēnglì
ZUZU
abantu abaphansi kwesihlobo ezininzi
a-ban-tu a-ba-pan-si kwesih-lo-bo e-zi-nin-zi

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