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itch‧y
comparative itchier, superlative itchiest
comparative itchier, superlative itchiest1 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
My eyes sometimes get red and itchy in the summer.an itchy rash2 if clothes are itchy, they make your skin feel slightly unpleasant, so that you want to rub your skin with your nails [= scratchy]: These tights are all itchy.
These tights are all itchy.3 wanting to go somewhere new or do something different : I've only been back home for a few months and I've already got itchy feet (=the desire to go somewhere new).
I've only been back home for a few months and I've already got itchy feet (=the desire to go somewhere new).4 someone with itchy fingers is likely to steal things : I tucked the bills deep into my pocket, away from itchy fingers.
itchy fingers
informalI tucked the bills deep into my pocket, away from itchy fingers. —itchiness noun [uncountable]
