itchy

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English *yicchy, *ȝicchi, from Old English ġiċċiġ (“itchy”), equivalent to itch +‎ -y. Cognate with Scots yeukie (“itchy”), West Frisian jokkerich (“itchy”), Dutch jeukachtig and jeukerig (“itchy”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪt͡ʃi/ Rhymes: -ɪtʃi === Adjective === itchy (comparative itchier, superlative itchiest) Characterized by itching. (of a condition) Synonym: pruritic Feeling an itching sensation; feeling a need to be scratched. (of a person, animal or body part) Causing an itching sensation. Synonym: scratchy (figurative) In a state of agitation; easily alarmed. Synonyms: anxious, jittery, jumpy, nervous, on edge 1966, Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, Chapter 16, in Worlds of If, Volume 16, No. 1, Issue 98, January, 1966, p. 77,[9] […] I got itchy wondering whether I could go inside Complex without being nabbed. (figurative) Having a constant, teasing desire (for something, to do something); impatiently eager. Synonym: itching (figurative) Causing a constant, teasing desire for something. (figurative, derogatory, obsolete) Feeling or showing a high level of sexual interest. Synonyms: lascivious, lecherous, lustful ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Tichy