itchy
/'itʃi/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Experiencing or causing an irritating sensation on the skin that makes one want to scratch: The primary meaning describes the physical feeling associated with an itch.
- Restless, nervous, or eager: A figurative meaning describing a state of agitation, impatience, or anxiety.
Usage and Examples
Describing a physical sensation:
- My back is really itchy from this wool sweater.
- The mosquito bite became red and itchy.
Describing a restless or eager state:
- He was itchy with anticipation before the big game.
- She had an itchy feeling that something was wrong.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
"itchy feet": A common idiom meaning a strong desire to travel or move from one place to another.
- After two years in the same job, he's getting itchy feet.
"itchy trigger finger": An idiom describing someone who is overly eager or quick to react, often aggressively.
- The new recruit has an itchy trigger finger; we need to teach him patience.
Variants and Related Words
- Itch (noun/verb): The sensation itself or the act of scratching. (e.g., / )
- Itchiness (noun): The state or condition of being itchy.
- Itchily (adverb): In an itchy manner.
Synonyms
- For the physical sensation: prickly, tingling, irritating.
- For the restless state: fidgety, antsy, restless, impatient, agitated.
Antonyms
- For the physical sensation: smooth, soothing, comfortable.
- For the restless state: calm, relaxed, patient, composed.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- To scratch an itch: To satisfy a desire or need, either literal or figurative.
- Reading a good mystery novel scratches an itch for a compelling story.
- Seven-year itch: A colloquial term for a restlessness or decline in happiness that can occur around the seventh year of a marriage or long-term relationship.
Adjective
- causing an irritating cutaneous sensation; being affect with an itch
- he had an itchy toe from the mosquito bite
- nervous and unable to relax
- a constant fretful stamping of hooves
- a restless child