nudgy

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adjective

of, or related to a nudge

Scrabble 10

Meanings

adjectivenudgy (comparative more nudgy, superlative most nudgy)

comparative more nudgy · superlative most nudgy

  1. of, or related to a nudge
  2. nervous; edgy

    "Don't get nudgy." "Who's nudgy?" Koski did not answer.

    1951, Winston Brebner, The second circle
    1 more example

    I know that I would never say anything that would make any one of my sisters uncomfortable — a bit nudgy perhaps. We might not always agree on something, but in terms of what my comedy is, it's something that will make my sisters feel good.

    1980 April 19, Cindy Rizzo, Maxine Feldman, “Give Me That Ol' Lesbianism!”, in Gay Community News, page 8

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APA

nudgy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nudgy

MLA

“nudgy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nudgy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nudgy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nudgy.

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