itchy

Other forms of itchy

comparative

itchier·

superlative

itchiest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about itchy

What does itchy mean?

itchy means "nervous and unable to relax". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in itchy?

itchy has 2 syllables: it-chy. The stress falls on "it". In IPA it is /ˈɪtʃi/.

What is another word for itchy?

Close synonyms include antsy, fidgety, fretful. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is itchy a common word?

itchy is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.