angsty

From angst + -y.

• (without æ-raising) IPA^(key): /ˈæŋ(k)sti/, [ˈæŋ(k)stɪi̯]

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  • (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ̯ŋ(k)sti/, [ˈeɪ̯ŋ(k)stɪi̯]; /ˈɛ̃ŋ(k)sti/, [ˈɛ̃ŋ(k)stɪi̯]
• Hyphenation: angst‧y

angsty (comparative angstier, superlative angstiest)

1. Fraught with angst.
   • 2024 February 7, Philip Haigh, “Network News: TPE MD: consider impact of strikes on passengers”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 11:

     Jackson said industrial relations felt "angsty" at a national level.

   1. (loosely, especially of a teenager) Insecure and moody or thorny.

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