itchyadj.

Brit.

/ˈɪtʃi/, U.S.

/ˈɪtʃi/

Etymology: < itch n. + -y suffix¹. The form appears in Old English as giccig glossing ‘putridus, purulentus’ Hpt. Gloss. 453.

Now colloquial.

Affected with itching or the itch; of the nature of the itch.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [adjective] > irritating > itching

pruriginous?a1425

yukinga1449

itchful1530

itchy1530

itching1665

yuky1719

prurient1796

scritchy1929

scratchy1943

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 316/2 Itche [sic] or ytchefull, grateux.

1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Galleux, scabbed, itchie.

1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 253/2 When any yonge Personne is Itchye, let him laye of this pouldre in water, and the water wilbe like oyle.

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique ii. xlii. 261 His leaues or rootes applied to itchie places..do great good vnto the same.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Itch All Itchy humour will come out and be dry'd up entirely.

a1829 J. Young Lect. Intell. Philos. (1835) xxxv. 350 Your elbow is itchy and your toe is sore.

figurative.1616 B. Jonson Cynthias Revels (rev. ed.) iii. iv, in Wks. I. 212 A third..takes the comming gold..That hourely rubs his dry, and itchie palmes.1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 582 Excess, the scrofulous and itchy plague.

Draft additions December 2004

itchy feet n. (also occasionally in singular) a sense of boredom or restlessness causing a desire to travel, move on, or experience something different; frequently in to have (also get) itchy feet.

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1920 Los Angeles Times 25 Apr. (Mag.) 4/1 Some day an itchy foot will give you a desire to travel and see as much as possible of this world before you are hurried into the next.

1940 Nevada: Guide to Silver State (Federal Writers' Project) i. 59 When a prospector admits he is ‘bitten by the bug’, or has ‘itchy feet’ the man he approaches stiffens himself against an appeal for a grubstake—food, money, transportation, or all three.

1979 Economist (Nexis) 6 Oct. 62 Those who expect to move become less committed to their jobs. Already some of the present commissioners seem to be suffering an attack of itchy feet.

2002 Wanderlust Feb. 96/1 Anyone reading of..her curiosity about the world and her desire to get abroad and start exploring is bound to identify with her itchy feet, and feel her wanderlust for themselves.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	itchy
释义	itchyadj. Brit. /ˈɪtʃi/, U.S. /ˈɪtʃi/ Etymology: < itch n. + -y suffix¹. The form appears in Old English as giccig glossing ‘putridus, purulentus’ Hpt. Gloss. 453. Now colloquial. Affected with itching or the itch; of the nature of the itch. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > types of pain > [adjective] > irritating > itching pruriginous?a1425 yukinga1449 itchful1530 itchy1530 itching1665 yuky1719 prurient1796 scritchy1929 scratchy1943 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 316/2 Itche [sic] or ytchefull, grateux. 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Galleux, scabbed, itchie. 1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 253/2 When any yonge Personne is Itchye, let him laye of this pouldre in water, and the water wilbe like oyle. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique ii. xlii. 261 His leaues or rootes applied to itchie places..do great good vnto the same. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Itch All Itchy humour will come out and be dry'd up entirely. a1829 J. Young Lect. Intell. Philos. (1835) xxxv. 350 Your elbow is itchy and your toe is sore. figurative.1616 B. Jonson Cynthias Revels (rev. ed.) iii. iv, in Wks. I. 212 A third..takes the comming gold..That hourely rubs his dry, and itchie palmes.1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 582 Excess, the scrofulous and itchy plague. Draft additions December 2004 itchy feet n. (also occasionally in singular) a sense of boredom or restlessness causing a desire to travel, move on, or experience something different; frequently in to have (also get) itchy feet. ΚΠ 1920 Los Angeles Times 25 Apr. (Mag.) 4/1 Some day an itchy foot will give you a desire to travel and see as much as possible of this world before you are hurried into the next. 1940 Nevada: Guide to Silver State (Federal Writers' Project) i. 59 When a prospector admits he is ‘bitten by the bug’, or has ‘itchy feet’ the man he approaches stiffens himself against an appeal for a grubstake—food, money, transportation, or all three. 1979 Economist (Nexis) 6 Oct. 62 Those who expect to move become less committed to their jobs. Already some of the present commissioners seem to be suffering an attack of itchy feet. 2002 Wanderlust Feb. 96/1 Anyone reading of..her curiosity about the world and her desire to get abroad and start exploring is bound to identify with her itchy feet, and feel her wanderlust for themselves. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1530
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