"angsty" meaning in All languages combined

See angsty on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈæŋ(k)sti/ (note: without æ-raising), [ˈæŋ(k)stɪi̯] (note: without æ-raising), /ˈeɪ̯ŋ(k)sti/ [Canada, US], [ˈeɪ̯ŋ(k)stɪi̯] [Canada, US], /ˈɛ̃ŋ(k)sti/ [Canada, US], [ˈɛ̃ŋ(k)stɪi̯] [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-angsty.wav [US] Forms: angstier [comparative], angstiest [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English angst Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English angsty From angst + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|angst|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English angst Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English angsty [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "angsty", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="angsty"> From angst + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} angsty (comparative angstier, superlative angstiest)
  1. Fraught with angst.
    Sense id: en-angsty-en-adj-fSDFf0fL Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Emotions Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of Emotions: 50 50
  2. Fraught with angst.
    (loosely, especially of a teenager) Insecure and moody or thorny.
    Tags: broadly, especially
    Sense id: en-angsty-en-adj-54hdNhWQ Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Emotions Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of Emotions: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: angstiness

Inflected forms

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