edgily
1
6.0
- adverb
- /ˈɛdʒɪli/
:
nerviosamente
- He stood edgily at the back of the room, glancing at his watch repeatedly.
- sit edgily
Examples
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He stared edgily.
Fiction book (1999) -
He walked back into the room and perched edgily on the arm of the sofa opposite his mother.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Okay, okay," Greg said edgily, "I give the sun only about ten more minutes till it completely disappears."
Fiction book (1998) -
"I don't know," Kit said edgily.
Blog text (3) -
Perhaps it was the way he glanced over his shoulder, edgily, worrying that someone might laugh at my ineptitude.
Fiction book (1998) -
Gerald asked edgily.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Brand stirred edgily."
Fiction book (1993) -
And then she would have laughed edgily and looked at Matt Romano splashing through the sea until some presentiment of the hugeness of her risk made her shiver.
Fiction book (1994) -
How to tell the narrative of the great many more, as once again it seemed to me, who sit edgily in chairs before sessions begin, congregate nervously in halls or lobbies, and instinctively check the badge of anyone near, whether talking to them or not.
Academic text (1990) -
Interrogate yourself, and see the pagan within: Preston's lesson was penitential, but since God aims wrath at the wicked, the lesson's drift was edgily punitive.
Academic text (2018)
Synonyms
43
3.2
In a worried or nervous way
19
4.2
In a worried or uncomfortable way
8
4.1
In an annoyed or impatient way
7
3.7
In a way that shows you cannot relax or stay still
3
3.9
In a nervous, worried way that shows stress
3
2.0
In a way that shows you feel afraid or unsure
2
6.0
In a worried way because you think something bad may happen
1
6.6
In a worried and restless way
1
8.1
To speak or move in a shaky, nervous way
1
5.7
In a nervous, restless way that shows worry
To make small nervous movements because you feel impatient and uneasy
In a nervous way with small quick movements
In a way that shows discomfort or nervousness by moving restlessly
Antonyms
How Tense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Edgily comes from edge + -ly, so picture someone standing 'on an edge' and feeling unstable, nervous, or tense. That's why if someone answers or moves edgily, they do it in a nervous, irritable way.