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Edged

//ɛd͡ʒd// adj, verb

Definitions

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

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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