angsty

angst·y
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/ˈæŋ(k)sti/[ˈæŋ(k)stɪi̯]Canada, US/ˈeɪ̯ŋ(k)sti/Canada, US[ˈeɪ̯ŋ(k)stɪi̯]

adjective

Fraught with angst.

UncommonScrabble 10

Meanings

adjectiveangsty (comparative angstier, superlative angstiest)

comparative angstier · superlative angstiest

  1. Fraught with angst.

    Jackson said industrial relations felt "angsty" at a national level.

    2024 February 7, Philip Haigh, “Network News: TPE MD: consider impact of strikes on passengers”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 11
    1. broadlyespeciallyInsecure and moody or thorny.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

angsty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angsty

MLA

“angsty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angsty. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angsty,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angsty.

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