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Added 9 October 2026

itchy

/ˈɪt͡ʃi/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about itchy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Nervous and unable to relax.
a constant fretful stamping of hooves
Causing an irritating cutaneous sensation; being affect with an itch.
he had an itchy toe from the mosquito bite

Origin

From Middle English *yicchy, *ȝicchi, from Old English ġiċċiġ (“itchy”), equivalent to itch + -y. Cognate with Scots yeukie (“itchy”), West Frisian jokkerich (“itchy”), Dutch jeukachtig and jeukerig (“itchy”).

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