Edged

//ɛd͡ʒd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of edge form-of, participle, past

    "Already a mentally fragile boy, he now edged towards insanity."

Adjective
  1. 1
    That has a sharp planar surface.

    "The monks were forbidden to carry edged weapons such as swords and axes."

  2. 2
    Having an edging of a certain material, color, and so on.

    "a coat edged with fur"

Adjective
  1. 1
    having a specified kind of border or edge wordnet
  2. 2
    having a cutting edge or especially an edge or edges as specified; often used in combination wordnet
  3. 3
    (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character wordnet

Synonyms

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acidacidulousacridacrimoniousacuteastringent

Example

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"A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use."

Etymology

From Middle English egged, from Old English ecged; equivalent to edge + -ed.

Related phrases

deckle-edgeddouble-edgeddouble-edged sworddual-edged swordgilt-edgedhard-edgedplay with edged toolsrough-edgedsaw-edgedsharp-edgedsingle-edgedtwo-edged

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