Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of edge
Already a mentally fragile boy, he now edged towards insanity.
comparative more edged · superlative most edged
- That has a sharp planar surface.
The monks were forbidden to carry edged weapons such as swords and axes.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving a specified kind of border or edge
adjectivehaving a cutting edge or especially an edge or edges as specified; often used in combination
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Englishecged
- Middle Englishegged
- Englishedged
From Middle English egged, from Old English ecged; equivalent to edge + -ed.
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edged. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edged
“edged.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edged. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “edged,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edged.
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