edged

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

edged

/ɛd͡ʒd/

Rhymes with -ɛdʒd

Where it comes from

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

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of edge Already a mentally fragile boy, he now edged towards insanity.

adjective more edged · most edged

That has a sharp planar surface. The monks were forbidden to carry edged weapons such as swords and axes.
followed by with or in a compound adjective Having an edging of a certain material, color, and so on. a coat edged with fur

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sharp, cutting, stinging, unkind, bordered, fell, rimmed, saw, dipped, skirted, beat, sagged, low, dropped, inched, nosed

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"edged." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/edged. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

edged. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/edged

Chicago

"edged." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/edged.

BibTeX

@misc{edged_2026,
  title = {edged},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/edged},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}