adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget; restless.

   "I did not feel sea-sick at all. But as the days passed, I became fidgety. I felt shy even in speaking to the steward. […]"

Adjective

1. 1
   nervous and unable to relax wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

tenseagitatedall shook upall-overishantsyantsy

Example

More examples

"Tom was distracted and fidgety and Mary knew there was something bothering him."

Etymology

From fidget + -y.

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