itch ‧ y /ˈɪtʃi/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative itchier , superlative itchiest )
1 . if part of your body is itchy, it feels slightly unpleasant and you want to rub it with your nails:
My eyes sometimes get red and itchy in the summer.
an itchy rash
2 . if clothes are itchy, they make your skin feel slightly unpleasant, so that you want to rub your skin with your nails SYN scratchy :
These tights are all itchy.
3 . wanting to go somewhere new or do something different:
He’s had that job now for about eight years, and he’s starting to get itchy.
I’ve only been back home for a few months and I’ve already got itchy feet (=the desire to go somewhere new) .
4 . itchy fingers informal someone with itchy fingers is likely to steal things:
I tucked the bills deep into my pocket, away from itchy fingers.
—itchiness noun [uncountable]