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fidgety

[ fij-i-tee ]

/ ˈfɪdʒ ɪ ti /

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adjective

restless; impatient; uneasy.

nervously and excessively fussy.

Origin of fidgety

fidget + -y¹

Words nearby fidgety

fidelism, fidelista, fidelity, fidge, fidget, fidgety, fido, fiducial, fiduciary, fiduciary bond, fiduciary issue

Example sentences from the Web for fidgety

And yet, when it comes time to recite these prayers in synagogue, they still get fidgety.

Creative Cures for Your Yom Kippur Boredom |Sigal Samuel |September 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He was fidgety, furrow-faced, almost entirely unsmiling, and largely inarticulate.

New York's Insane Political Circus |Tunku Varadarajan |October 18, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
He subsided after this into one of his fidgety, grimacing, finger-nail-gnawing reveries.

The Squirrel-Cage |Dorothy Canfield
Nerves were not things that he had much acquaintance with, but the reader can well excuse him if on this occasion he was fidgety.

The Hero of Panama |F. S. Brereton

That was no wonder; for, in this fidgety world, Lily Prior was a treasure.

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 453 |Various
At length I fired my second barrel, but my horse was fidgety, and I missed.

Natural History in Anecdote |Various
If that hundred thousand pounds were mine—and some of it will be according to our agreement—why, I'd begin to get fidgety.

The Great Airship. |F. S. Brereton