fringy

An old-fashioned adjective meaning 'bordering on the edge' or 'peripheral'; rarely used in modern English.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif désuet signifiant 'situé en bordure' ou 'périphérique', voire 'marginal' ou 'secondaire' ; rarement utilisé en anglais moderne. Évoque ce qui est à la frange ou en marge.

1. At or constituting a border or edge C1 formal

   Relating to or located on the fringe, margin, or periphery of something.

   • The fringy areas of the city are less developed.
   • They lived in a fringy neighborhood on the outskirts.
   • The plant grows in fringy habitats near the forest edge.

   🇫🇷périphérique

   Synonymes: borderlinefrontiermarginaloutlyingperipheral

   Antonymes: centralinnerinteriormiddle

• fringier comparative form
• fringiest superlative form