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 are itchy, they make your skin feel slightly unpleasant, so that you want to rub your skin with your nails

= ↑scratchy

▪ These tights are all itchy.

3.) wanting to go somewhere new or do something different

▪ He's had that job now for about eight years, and he's starting to get itchy .

▪ I've only been back home for a few months and I've already got itchy feet (=the desire to go somewhere new) .

4.) itchy fingers informal

someone with itchy fingers is likely to steal things

▪ I tucked the bills deep into my pocket, away from itchy fingers.

>itchiness n [U]