Synonyms for itchy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ich-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪtʃ i

Définition of itchy

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

adj itching

Example sentences :

She put a finger in each ear and scratched at the itchy buzzing.
Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow

He brushes the fly off, and then he scratches the itchy place with his nose.
Extract from : « Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue and Their Shetland Pony » by Laura Lee Hope

When Patrolman Willis reached out his hand, the skipper revolved his head under it until the itchy place was scratched.
Extract from : « A Matter of Importance » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins

Do not turn a healthy flock on to pasture, from which itchy sheep have recently been driven.
Extract from : « A Treatise on Sheep: » by Ambrose Blacklock

Scratching produces a flow of blood to the surface that adds to the itchy feeling.
Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by James J. Walsh

“And no playful whacks at any of the bushes,” he added, glancing at Chips who was known to have an itchy hand with a belt axe.
Extract from : « Dan Carter Cub Scout » by Mildred A. Wirt

Many of them became afflicted with an itchy, festering skin disease, though otherwise healthy and fat.
Extract from : « Stanley in Africa » by James P. Boyd

Edible but itchy root, grown as ornamental and wild: Alocasia macrorrhiza.
Extract from : « A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan » by John U. Wolff

Maggiluk ang kamut sa kiriwan, A kleptomaniac has itchy hands.
Extract from : « A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan » by John U. Wolff

They produce an itchy, burning sensation and affect fowl that consume them with extreme debility.
Extract from : « A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan » by John U. Wolff

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