itchy
Adjective Satellite
- nervous and unable to relax
- causing an irritating cutaneous sensation; being affect with an itch
- "he had an itchy toe from the mosquito bite"
Adj
- Characterized by itching. (of a condition)
- Feeling an itching sensation; feeling a need to be scratched. (of a person, animal or body part)
- Causing an itching sensation.
- In a state of agitation; easily alarmed.
- Having a constant, teasing desire (for something, to do something); impatiently eager.
- Causing a constant, teasing desire for something.
- Feeling or showing a high level of sexual interest.
Adjective
- Causing or experiencing an itching sensation.
Examples
- After three failed attempts to make a word, his rack felt ITCHY with unused letters.
- an itchy rash
- He refuses to wear the new sweater; he says it’s itchy.
- My nose always gets itchy the moment I put on my face mask.
Origin / 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”).
Synonyms
antsy, fidgety, fretful, anxious, itching, jittery, jumpy, lascivious, lecherous, lustful, nervous, on edge, pruritic, scratchy
Scrabble Score: 13
itchy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worditchy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
itchy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary