edged

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb advance slowly, as if by inches
  2. verb provide with a border or edge
  3. verb lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

Etymology

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

Synonyms

edge, inch

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