itchy

[ich-ee]

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adjective, itch·i·er, itch·i·est.

having or causing an itching sensation.
characterized by itching.

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Origin of itchy

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

Related formsitch·i·ness, noun

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Related Words for itchiness

crawling, tickle, rawness, irritation, creeping, psoriasis, prickling, itchiness

Examples from the Web for itchiness

Historical Examples of itchiness

The itchiness disappears almost immediately and the acari are speedily destroyed.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
Itchiness; without any relation to the cutaneous disease denominated the itch, S.
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
John Jamieson
The sole and essential symptom is itchiness, usually more or less paroxysmal, and worse at night.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin
Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Rubb′ers, a disease in sheep, with great heat and itchiness.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)
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Word Origin and History for itchiness

itchy

adj.

Old English giccig; see itch + -y (2). Figurative itchy palm is attested by 1590s. Related: Itchiness.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

itchiness in Medicine

itchy

(ĭch′ē)

adj.

Having or causing an itching sensation.

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