angsty C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈæŋ(k)sti/ See IPA manual Freq #91367 Meanings 1 adj Full of anxiety, worry, or moody emotional turmoil. As a teenager he wrote pages of angsty poetry. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms angstiness Etymology AI details From angst + -y. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # angsty **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈæŋ(k)sti/ **Frequency rank:** 91367 ## Meanings 1. Full of anxiety, worry, or moody emotional turmoil. ## Examples - As a teenager he wrote pages of angsty poetry. ## Derived Forms - angstiness ## Etymology From angst + -y. ## AI Etymology Angsty is formed from angst + -y. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include full of anxiety, worry, or moody emotional turmoil. The wider family includes derived forms such as angstiness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown