ITCHY
What does "ITCHY" mean?
Having or causing an uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch.
Meanings
- Producing or affected by an itch; irritating to the skin. The wool sweater left my arms itchy all afternoon.
- Restless or impatient, eager to do or have something. After a week indoors she was itchy to get back on the road. figurative
Did you know?
- Itch isn't just mild pain - in 2009 researchers identified nerve cells that carry itch on their own dedicated pathway, separate from the ones that signal pain.
Word origin
From 'itch' (Old English 'giccan', to itch) plus the adjective suffix '-y'; the restlessness sense extends the bodily urge to a mental one.
Remember it
ITCHY: the 'tch' is the scratch itself - say it and you can almost feel your nails on skin.
A little poem
One bite on my back-
exactly where no hand reaches,
the whole world narrows.
haiku
Wordplay
- I told a joke about a rash. It needed no setup - it just spread.
What it teaches
The smallest unmet urge can swallow the whole mind; relief is mostly a matter of reach.
Quick facts
What does ITCHY mean?
Having or causing an uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch.
Is ITCHY a valid word?
Yes — ITCHY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ITCHY?
ITCHY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ITCHY come from?
From 'itch' (Old English 'giccan', to itch) plus the adjective suffix '-y'; the restlessness sense extends the bodily urge to a mental one.
What can ITCHY teach us?
The smallest unmet urge can swallow the whole mind; relief is mostly a matter of reach.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.