itchy feet
A strong desire to travel; wanderlust.
itchy
/ˈɪt͡ʃi/
adj 5
Collocations
5ADJ.
all, all, over, rash, red, scrophulous
VERB + ITCHY
begins, eyes, feel, get, kicked, makes
ITCHY + NOUN
crotch, feet, mary's, mosquito, nuisance, plague
PREP.
from, in, on
ADV.
crumbly, everywhere, quite, suddenly
Definitions
adj
1
Characterized by itching. (of a condition)
an itchy rash
Excess, the scrophulous and itchy plague / That seizes first the opulent
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.
Q. What do you mean by a natural, but sickly delight? A. I mean such a delight as Itchie people have to scratch, green-sickness Garles to eat coles and chalk, and those in a burning Fever, to drink cold drink.
3
Causing an itching sensation.
He refuses to wear the new sweater; he says it’s itchy.
the itchy sound, the brisk and scratchy sound, of combing hairs out of a stiff brush
4
In a state of agitation; easily alarmed.
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. […]”
1966, Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, Chapter 16, in Worlds of If, Volume 16, No. 1, Issue 98, January, 1966, p. 77, […] I got itchy wondering whether I could go inside Complex without being nabbed.
5
Having a constant, teasing desire (for something, to do something); impatiently eager.
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
“So I went over to see Miss Huntress and after a lot of finagling around with this itchy-handed house dick I got to see her and we had a chat […]”
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — nervous and unable to relax
- antsy
- fidgety
- fretful
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
itchy trigger finger
The trigger finger of a person eager to fire their weapon or likely to do so unexpectedly.
As jittery as everyone was, there were bound to be some itchy trigger fingers, American and Kuwaiti.
Example Bank
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an itchy rash
Wiktionary02
Excess, the scrophulous and itchy plague / That seizes first the opulent
Wiktionary03
Her heart kicked and an itchy burning in her throat made her swallow all her saliva away.
Wiktionary04
I have an itchy crotch.
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Chicken pox is an itchy nuisance for kids.
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I have athlete's foot and it's very itchy.
Tatoeba · #270910Usage Notes
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In some senses, itchy is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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