itchy

itchy [ich-ee] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for itchy on Thesaurus.com adjective, itch·i·er, itch·i·est.

1. having or causing an itching sensation.
2. characterized by itching.

Origin of itchy 1520–30; itch, + -y1; compare Old English giccig (rare) purulent, putridRelated formsitch·i·ness, noun Related Words for itchiness crawling, tickle, rawness, irritation, creeping, psoriasis, prickling, itchiness Examples from the Web for itchiness Historical Examples of itchiness

The itchiness disappears almost immediately and the acari are speedily destroyed.

Cooley’s Practical Receipts, Volume II

Arnold Cooley

Itchiness; without any relation to the cutaneous disease denominated the itch, S.

An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language

John Jamieson

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

Rubb′ers, a disease in sheep, with great heat and itchiness.

Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)

Various

Word Origin and History for itchiness itchy adj.

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

itchiness in Medicine itchy [ĭch′ē] adj.

1. Having or causing an itching sensation.