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Itchy
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- 1 Characterized by itching. (of a condition)
"an itchy rash"
- 2 Feeling an itching sensation; feeling a need to be scratched. (of a person, animal or body part)
"My nose always gets itchy the moment I put on my face mask."
- 3 Causing an itching sensation.
"He refuses to wear the new sweater; he says it’s itchy."
- 4 In a state of agitation; easily alarmed. figuratively
"Casy said softly, “All of ’em’s itchy. Them cops been sayin’ how they’re gonna beat the hell outa us an’ run us outa the county. […]”"
- 5 Having a constant, teasing desire (for something, to do something); impatiently eager. figuratively
"Who simply stares and listens / Tongue-tied, while eye nor glistens / Nor brow grows hot and twitchy, / Nor mouth, for a combat itchy, / Quivers with some convincing / Reply"
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- 6 Causing a constant, teasing desire for something. figuratively
"They are curious with the itchy curiosity of their explorative time of life, and they have no proper guidance."
- 7 Feeling or showing a high level of sexual interest. derogatory, figuratively, obsolete
"Car[dochia]. That slave in obscene language courted me, / Drew reals out, and would have bought my body, / Diego, from thee. / Die[go]. Is he so itchy? I'll cure him."
- 1 causing an irritating cutaneous sensation; being affect with an itch wordnet
- 2 nervous and unable to relax wordnet
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”).
See also for "itchy"
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