itchy

itchy
Synonyms and related words:
acquisitive, agape, agog, all agog, allergic, anaphylactic, burning with curiosity, consumed with curiosity, curious, delicate, desirous, empathetic, empathic, ghoulish, goosy, gossipy, grabby, grasping, greedy, hyperesthetic, hyperpathic, hypersensitive, inquiring, inquisitive, interested, irritable, itching, morbid, morbidly curious, nervous, open-eyed, openmouthed, overcurious, overrefined, oversensible, oversensitive, overtender, passible, prehensile, prickly, prurient, quizzical, refined, responsive, scopophiliac, sensitive, skittish, supercurious, supersensitive, sympathetic, tactful, tender, tetchy, thin-skinned, ticklish, touchy, voyeuristic

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • itchy — ► ADJECTIVE (itchier, itchiest) ▪ having or causing an itch. ● have itchy feet Cf. ↑have itchy feet DERIVATIVES itchiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • itchy — O.E. giccig; see ITCH (Cf. itch) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Figurative itchy palm is attested by 1590s. Related: Itchiness …   Etymology dictionary

  • Itchy — Itch y, a. 1. Infected with the itch. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. Having an itching sensation. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • itchy — [ich′ē] adj. itchier, itchiest like, feeling, or causing an itch itchily adv. itchiness n …   English World dictionary

  • itchy — adjective 1 part of your body that is itchy has an unpleasant feeling that makes you want to rub it with your nails: My eyes sometimes get red and itchy in the summer. 2 clothes that are itchy make you have this feeling on your skin: These tights …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • itchy — itch|y [ˈıtʃi] adj comparative itchier superlative itchiest 1.) if part of your body is itchy, it feels slightly unpleasant and you want to rub it with your nails ▪ My eyes sometimes get red and itchy in the summer. ▪ an itchy rash 2.) if clothes …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • itchy — [[t]ɪ̱tʃi[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If a part of your body or something you are wearing is itchy, you have an unpleasant feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch. [INFORMAL] ...itchy, sore eyes... Wigs are itchy and uncomfortable. 2) PHRASE:… …   English dictionary

  • itchy — UK [ˈɪtʃɪ] / US adjective Word forms itchy : adjective itchy comparative itchier superlative itchiest a) if you feel itchy, you have an unpleasant feeling on your skin that makes you want to scratch it (= rub it with your nails) b) used about… …   English dictionary

  • itchy — itch|y [ ıtʃi ] adjective if you feel itchy, you have an unpleasant feeling on your skin that makes you want to SCRATCH it (=rub it with your nails) a. used about clothes that make you feel like this: an itchy wool sweater have itchy feet… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • itchy — /ˈɪtʃi/ (say ichee) adjective (itchier, itchiest) 1. having an itching sensation. 2. of the nature of itching. 3. Singaporean and Malaysian English Colloquial forward; teasing; flirtatious. –phrase 4. an itchy palm, Colloquial a. a grasping… …  

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