angsty
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Pretty was undeniably in again, and often so anodyne that even lipstick lovers like myself longed for the days of an angsty anti-makeup manifesto.
From Salon
The hope seems to be that a vibe shift might be enough to assuage angsty voters.
On AMC’s “Mad Men” we watched her, as Sally Draper, turn from an adorable little girl to an angsty youth, well aware of her father’s transgressions.
From Los Angeles Times
In the angsty romance, he played the popular working-class boy in a secret relationship with a wealthy social misfit.
He was hoping to win the role of Caleb Mir, an angsty young man whom she has recruited for her program.
From Los Angeles Times
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