itchy

[ ich-ee ]

/ ˈɪtʃ i /

having or causing an itching sensation.

characterized by itching.

Origin of itchy

1520–30; itch, + -y¹; compare Old English giccig (rare) purulent, putrid

itch·i·ness, noun

itc, itch, itch for, have an, itch mite, itching, itchy, itchy palm, itcz, itea, itelmen, item

A good guy with a gun can turn into a bad guy due to one slip up or a simple misunderstanding and an itchy trigger finger.

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I was itchy from the bugs, aching everywhere, blistery, and wet.

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You can be itchy in relationships, too, romantically seeking, solely for excitement sake.

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He brushes the fly off, and then he scratches the itchy place with his nose.

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue and Their Shetland Pony |Laura Lee Hope

Once he stopped to scratch; he rubbed his back against the stump, and clawed at the itchy spot with left forepaw.

Watched by Wild Animals |Enos A. Mills
Maggiluk ang kamut sa kiriwan, A kleptomaniac has itchy hands.

A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan |John U. Wolff
The affected part is hot and itchy, but the patient does not complain of great pain.

Manual of Surgery |Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
Many of them became afflicted with an itchy, festering skin disease, though otherwise healthy and fat.

Stanley in Africa |James P. Boyd

itchy

[ ĭch′ē ]

Having or causing an itching sensation.