itchy

[US]/'ɪtʃɪ/
[UK]/'ɪtʃi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. causing a desire to scratch or a strong longing

Phrases & Collocations

itchy feet

Example Sentences

My skin has broken out in an itchy rash.

He never stays in a job long. He gets itchy feet after two or three years.

We report a 27-year-old woman with mildly itchy follicular papules in both axillae, mammary areolae and the pubes for one year.

My mosquito bite is so itchy.

His wool sweater makes me feel itchy.

I get itchy when I'm nervous.

The new fabric softener made my skin itchy.

I have an itchy rash on my arm.

Her dry scalp is causing her to feel itchy.

Wearing a wool hat always makes my forehead itchy.

The bug bites left me with itchy welts.

The tag on my shirt is scratching my neck and making it itchy.

Real-world Examples

At first, there are flat, red, itchy spots called macules.

Source: Osmosis - Microorganisms

The trigger finger is itchy as hell.

Source: Person of Interest Season 5

It causes nasal congestion, and red, itchy, swollen eyes with frequent bouts of sneezing.

Source: Osmosis - Respiration

Have you got an itchy back, Duggee?

Source: Hi! Dog Teacher (Video Version)

Dandruff makes your head itchy and dry.

Source: One Hundred Thousand Whys

Those purple pants were a little bit itchy.

Source: Connection Magazine

My eyes are red and itchy.

Source: Advanced Daily Grammar (Audio Version)

It was itchy. -Okay, not smart.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

But what about the itchy scab?

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

Am I the only one who feels kinda itchy?

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

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