itchy

Feeling that you need to rub or scratch your skin.

• My nose is itchy.
• Her feet felt itchy after the walk.
• Do your eyes get itchy around cats?

Common phrases: itchy eyes, itchy scalp, feel itchy

Making you want to rub or scratch your skin, as part of a skin problem.

• He has an itchy rash.
• The cream helped clear her itchy red patches.
• Is this itchy skin condition likely to spread?

Similar words: pruritic

Common phrases: itchy rash, itchy eczema, itchy skin condition

Making your skin feel uncomfortable so that you want to scratch it.

• This sweater is itchy.
• I stopped wearing that itchy wool scarf.
• The children complained about their itchy uniforms.

Similar words: scratchy

Common phrases: itchy sweater, itchy wool, itchy fabric

Nervous and unable to relax, or quick to become frightened.

• The waiting crowd grew itchy.
• The soldiers were itchy after a night of false alarms.
• The tense silence left him feeling itchy.

Similar words: jittery, restless, nervous

Opposites: calm

Common phrases: itchy mood, itchy crowd, feel itchy