edged

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/ɛd͡ʒd/

adjective

That has a sharp planar surface.

“a smooth-edged table”

Less commonScrabble 8

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of edge

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

adjectiveedged (comparative more edged, superlative most edged)

comparative more edged · superlative most edged

  1. That has a sharp planar surface.

    The monks were forbidden to carry edged weapons such as swords and axes.

  2. Having an edging of a certain material, color, and so on.

    a smooth-edged table

    2 more examples

    a coat edged with fur

    black feathers edged with gray

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving a specified kind of border or edge

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adjective(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

adjectivehaving a cutting edge or especially an edge or edges as specified; often used in combination

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishecged
  2. Middle Englishegged
  3. Englishedged

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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