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itchy

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪtʃi/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ich′ē)

Inflections of 'itchy' (adj):

itchier: adj comparative

itchiest: adj superlative

itch•y (ich′ē),USA pronunciation adj., itch•i•er, itch•i•est.

having or causing an itching sensation.
characterized by itching.

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

itch′i•ness, n.

itch /ɪtʃ/USA pronunciation v.

Physiology to have or feel a tingling irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected:[no object]My skin itches.
to cause such a feeling: [no object]This shirt itches.[~ + object]This shirt itches me.
[Informal.]to scratch a part that itches: [~ + object]Even though the poison ivy is driving you mad, don't itch it![no object]Don't itch; just try to think of something else.
to have a desire to do or get something: [no object]to itch after fame.[~ + to + verb]He was itching to get back to his home town.

n. [countable]

the sensation of itching:a bad itch.
a restless desire or longing:an itch for excitement.

itch•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est.

itch (ich),USA pronunciation v.i.

Physiologyto have or feel a peculiar tingling or uneasy irritation of the skin that causes a desire to scratch the part affected:My nose itches.
to cause such a feeling:This shirt itches.
[Informal.]to scratch a part that itches.
to have a desire to do or get something:to itch after fame.

v.t.

to cause to have an itch:His wool shirt always itches him.
[Informal.]to scratch (a part that itches):to itch a mosquito bite.
to annoy;
vex;
irritate:Her remarks itched me.

the sensation of itching.
an uneasy or restless desire or longing:an itch for excitement.
Pathologya contagious disease caused by the itch mite, which burrows into the skin (usually prec. by the). Cf. mange, scabies.

bef. 900; (verb, verbal) Middle English (y)icchen, Old English gicc(e)an; akin to German jucken, Dutch jeuken; (noun, nominal) Middle English (y)icche, Old English gicce, derivative of the verb, verbal

'itchy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

itch - urticaria - allergy - dry eye - jock itch - onchocerciasis - ozone sickness - pruriginous

In Lists: Tactile textures, more...

Synonyms: itching, having an itch, prickling, crawling, tickling, more...

Collocations: an itchy [arm, leg, face], an itchy [rash, bug bite, bump], scratch an itchy rash, more...

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