edgier
- 1Comparative of edgy.
The network asked the writers for an edgier script that would appeal to younger viewers.
Investors grew edgier as the market slid for a third straight day.
Note
The y of edgy turns to i before -er, and the comparative inherits every meaning, so what it describes does the sorting. A script, a sound or a look that turns edgier is pushing harder at the limits of taste or style; a person or a market that grows edgier is getting more nervous. Either reading can take than, as in an edgier show than last season's.
edgier is a form of edgy
edgy, adjective: Fashionably bold, unconventional, or daring in style, often with a tough or dark image; at the forefront of a trend. Full entry
- Spelling
- edgy → edgier: change y to i, add -er
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