ˈichē, -chi adjective
( usually -er/-est )
1. : itching: as
a. : having, affected by, or resembling an itch or the itch
dirty itchy vagabonds
an itchy disease
b. : that causes or tends to cause itching
an itchy sweater
the thermometer leaped in a day from wind-bitten chill to itchy warmth — Sinclair Lewis
c.
(1) : filled with restless desire or longing or craving for something
fresh out of high school and itchy for excitement — Time
(2) : restlessly craving sensual especially sexual gratification : lusting , prurient
itchy young profligates
d. : restlessly or compulsively driven toward action : impatiently eager
an itchy reformer — W.L.Sullivan
when some local rifleman shows evidence of an itchy trigger finger — Horace Sutton
2. : nervously restless : jumpy , restive
gets itchy if you're not around