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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I was just a bit itchy, I always had to move.
From BBC
My neck is itchy from the haircut, and I kind of want to put my hair in a ponytail, but I’m afraid I’ll hurt Avery’s feelings if I do.
From Literature
“Eddington” scrutinizes our national psyche so intensely that it makes folks itchy.
From Los Angeles Times
If you have watery or itchy eyes, headaches, a reduced sense of smell, or disrupted sleep and tiredness - it could be you are suffering from hay fever.
From BBC
"I'm holding out / Do you love me now? / Do you?" he pleads over an itchy drum pattern on The Waiting Game.
From BBC
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