itchy

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective nervous and unable to relax
  2. adjective causing an irritating cutaneous sensation; being affect with an itch

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”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

antsy, fidgety, fretful

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