itchy

[ ich-ee ]

/ ˈɪtʃ i /

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adjective, itch·i·er, itch·i·est.

having or causing an itching sensation.

characterized by itching.

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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

itc, itch, itch for, have an, itch mite, itching, itchy, itchy palm, itcz, itea, itelmen, item

Origin of itchy

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

Related forms

itch·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for itchiness

Rubb′ers, a disease in sheep, with great heat and itchiness.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
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
Itchiness; without any relation to the cutaneous disease denominated the itch, S.
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language|John Jamieson
The itchiness disappears almost immediately and the acari are speedily destroyed.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

Medicine definitions for itchiness

itchy

[ ĭch′ē ]

adj.

Having or causing an itching sensation.

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