fidgety

[fij-i-tee]

adjective

1. restless; impatient; uneasy.

2. nervously and excessively fussy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fidgety¹

fidget + -y ¹

Example Sentences

In contrast, Burton was performance art — rumpled, often rude, too fidgety to sit in long policy meetings.

From Los Angeles Times

This equipoise held for four very productive years, but there comes a moment in all love stories when one partner gets fidgety and starts to pull away.

From Los Angeles Times

Johnny Scott, 26, from Hornchurch, east London, appeared "fidgety and dazed" after he drove his VW Polo into the south centre gates on 9 March, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard.

From BBC

Last year, nonetheless, presented new obstacles — both physically with Vesia’s mechanics, and mentally with the introduction of the pitch clock, forcing Vesia to streamline his fidgety, high-energy presence on the rubber.

From Los Angeles Times

There is a pleasing calm to her delivery that stands out in a scene of fidgety hams.

From New York Times

Related Words

• apprehensive 
• impatient 
• jittery 
• jumpy 
• restless 
• uneasy