Meaning & use
Itchy
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Having or causing an uncomfortable skin sensation that makes one want to scratch; also, informally, restlessly eager to do something.
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The wool sweater felt itchy against his bare skin.
After weeks stuck at home, she was getting itchy to travel again.
A note on using this word
The figurative sense, as in "itchy feet" or "itchy trigger finger," describes restlessness or eagerness rather than an actual skin sensation.
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