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 • Mar. 14, 2026
“Eddington” scrutinizes our national psyche so intensely that it makes folks itchy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
"I'm holding out / Do you love me now? / Do you?" he pleads over an itchy drum pattern on The Waiting Game.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
On the few times I have risked it, I’ve come home nauseous, and with a pounding headache, itchy red eyes, and lungs that feel inflamed and like they won’t quite fill up all the way.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026
Even the itchy feeling under my fur is better.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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