itchy

adjective

ˈichē 

-chi

usually -er/-est

1

: itching: such as

a

: having, affected by, or resembling an itch or the itch

dirty itchy vagabonds

an itchy disease

b

: that causes or tends to cause itching

an itchy sweater

the thermometer leaped in a day from wind-bitten chill to itchy warmth

—Sinclair Lewis

c(1)

: filled with restless desire or longing or craving for something

fresh out of high school and itchy for excitement

—Time

(2)

: restlessly craving sensual especially sexual gratification : lusting, prurient

itchy young profligates

d

: restlessly or compulsively driven toward action : impatiently eager

an itchy reformer

—W. L. Sullivan

when some local rifleman shows evidence of an itchy trigger finger

—Horace Sutton

2

: nervously restless : jumpy, restive

gets itchy if you're not around

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