Definition of EDGED

edged

Verb

  • advance slowly, as if by inches
    • "He edged towards the car"
  • provide with a border or edge
  • lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
  • provide with an edge
  • simple past and past participle of edge

Adjective Satellite

  • having a specified kind of border or edge
    • "a black-edged card"
    • "rough-edged leaves"
    • "dried sweat left salt-edged patches"
  • (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
    • "edged satire"
  • having a cutting edge or especially an edge or edges as specified; often used in combination
    • "an edged knife"
    • "a two-edged sword"

Adj

  • That has a sharp planar surface.
  • Having an edging of a certain material, color, and so on.

Examples

  • a coat edged with fur
  • a smooth-edged table
  • Already a mentally fragile boy, he now edged towards insanity.
  • black feathers edged with gray
  • The monks were forbidden to carry edged weapons such as swords and axes.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

abut, adjoin, border, butt, butt against, butt on, cutting, edge, inch, march, stinging

Scrabble Score: 8

edged: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
edged: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
edged: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

edged: valid Words With Friends Word