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Where does the word "edgy" come from?

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by: bozo de niro - Sat, 14 Oct 2023 10:26 UTC

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by: Lionel Edwards - Sat, 14 Oct 2023 13:55 UTC

On Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 11:26:34 AM UTC+1, bozo de niro wrote:
> From whence and where was it first cited?

etymonline gives a wide-history of the obsolete "-y" words such
as "hugy", as well as the survivors "dusky", "edgy" etc:

https://www.etymonline.com/word/edgy#:~:text=edgy%20(adj.),1600).

You would if you could but you can't so you won't.

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Where does the word "edgy" come from?	bozo de niro
Re: Where does the word "edgy" come from?	Lionel Edwards