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What is the adjective for edginess?

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edgy
  1. nervous, apprehensive
  2. (entertainment, advertising) creatively challenging; cutting edge; leading edge
  3. (entertainment, advertising) on the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué
  4. (dated) irritable
  5. (art) Having some of the forms, such as drapery or the like, too sharply defined.
  6. (of a knife or blade) Sharp.
  7. (slang) Cool by virtue of being tough, dark, or badass.
  8. (Internet slang) Exhibiting behavior that is disconcerting or alarming, sometimes in an effort to impress or to troll others.
  9. Synonyms:
      10. anxious, tense, nervous, uneasy, worried, jittery, uptight, jumpy, troubled, agitated, nervy, restless, upset, antsy, apprehensive, perturbed, unquiet, fidgety, insecure, twitchy, stressed, queazy, dithery, aflutter, queasy, unsettled, wired, hinky, goosey, atwitter, restive, overstrung, excitable, excited, neurotic, skittish, hysterical, adrenalized, unstable, brittle, on edge, ill at ease, keyed up, het up, hung up, on tenterhooks, on pins and needles, highly strung, high-strung, like a cat on a hot tin roof … more
  10. Examples:
      11. “I started feeling edgy about the whole thing, knowing this was not a good idea.”
      “After Thomas returned home he seemed edgy and irritable, always worried and never satisfied that things were going as they should.”
      “If you're trying to be edgy for the sake of attention, you'll fail because the audience won't care.”
edgier
  1. comparative form of edgy: more edgy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. tenser, jitterier, uptighter, jumpier, nervier, antsier, unquieter, fidgetier, twitchier, queazier, queasier, hinkier, brittler, more anxious, more nervous, more uneasy, more worried, more troubled, more agitated, more restless, more upset, more apprehensive, more perturbed, more insecure, more stressed, more dithery, more aflutter, more unsettled, more wired, more restive, more overstrung, more excitable, more excited, more skittish, more hysterical, more unstable, more ill at ease, more keyed up, more het up, more high-strung, more disturbed, more worked up, more distressed, fearfuller, more overwrought, more stressy, more strung out, more strained, more fretful, more bothered … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “His comedy stylings were considered slightly edgier than many of his contemporaries, yet he was still mainstream enough to appear on television.”
      “Some of the edgier, underground-variety indie films released by Phaedra were roasted by the critics.”
      “I wasn't roused by the show, and thought, as I've said, that the repeat episode was far edgier than the newer iteration.”
edgiest
  1. superlative form of edgy: most edgy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. tensest, jitteriest, uptightest, jumpiest, nerviest, antsiest, unquietest, fidgetiest, twitchiest, queaziest, queasiest, hinkiest, brittlest, most anxious, most nervous, most uneasy, most worried, most troubled, most agitated, most restless, most upset, most apprehensive, most perturbed, most insecure, most stressed, most dithery, most aflutter, most unsettled, most wired, most restive, most overstrung, most excitable, most excited, most skittish, most hysterical, most unstable, most ill at ease, most keyed up, most het up, most high-strung, most disturbed, most worked up, most distressed, fearfullest, most overwrought, most stressy, most strung out, most strained, most fretful, most bothered … more
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