Synonyms for on edge

Grammar : Adj, adv

Spell : ej

Phonetic Transcription : ɛdʒ

Top 10 synonyms for on edge Other synonyms for the word on edge

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Définition of on edge

Origin :

• late 13c., "to give an edge to" (implied in past participle egged), from edge (n.). Meaning "to move edgeways (with the edge toward the spectator), advance slowly" is from 1620s, originally nautical. Meaning "to defeat by a narrow margin" is from 1953. The meaning "urge on, incite" (16c.) often must be a mistake for egg (v.). Related: Edged; edging.