itchy
[ich-ee]
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Origin of itchy
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Examples from the Web for itchy
Contemporary Examples
A good guy with a gun can turn into a bad guy due to one slip up or a simple misunderstanding and an itchy trigger finger.
A Former Navy Firearms Instructor and Proud Gun Owner On Why We Need Common Sense Gun ControlShawn VanDiver
May 14, 2014
I was itchy from the bugs, aching everywhere, blistery, and wet.
You can be itchy in relationships, too, romantically seeking, solely for excitement sake.
Historical Examples
She put a finger in each ear and scratched at the itchy buzzing.
MakersCory Doctorow
He brushes the fly off, and then he scratches the itchy place with his nose.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue and Their Shetland PonyLaura Lee Hope
When Patrolman Willis reached out his hand, the skipper revolved his head under it until the itchy place was scratched.
A Matter of ImportanceWilliam Fitzgerald Jenkins
Do not turn a healthy flock on to pasture, from which itchy sheep have recently been driven.
A Treatise on Sheep:Ambrose Blacklock
Scratching produces a flow of blood to the surface that adds to the itchy feeling.
PsychotherapyJames J. Walsh
Word Origin and History for itchy
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
itchy
(ĭch′ē)- Having or causing an itching sensation.
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