Other Word Forms
- itchiness noun
Etymology
Origin of itchy
1520–30; itch, + -y 1; compare Old English giccig (rare) purulent, putrid
Example Sentences
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Local mosquito experts blame the unseasonable weather pattern and a thriving invasive species for the surge in itchy bites.
From Los Angeles Times
When an irritant gets on your skin, a biochemical process activates sensory neurons that make you itchy.
And she felt so cold and empty inside, and so hot and itchy outside, that she took her flashlight and towel and went up to the pool.
From Literature
It’s all fittingly itchy for literature’s most aggravating couple and a story that chafes against the convention that love wins — or even that love is good.
From Los Angeles Times
If I did, my throat would get super itchy, as I’m allergic to pretty much all fruits and vegetables.
From Literature
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