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itchy

  • adjective
  • /ˈɪt͡ʃi/

Characterized by itching. of a condition

Example

“an itchy rash”

Other meanings

  1. 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.”

  2. Causing an itching sensation.

    “He refuses to wear the new sweater; he says it’s itchy.”

Example sentences

  • “I've got an itchy trigger finger.”

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Word history

From Old English "ġyċċiġ" (ġiċċiġ).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “itchy” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.