adj (-ier / 5ItFIE(r); `ItFIL/, -iest / 5ItFIIst; `ItFIIst/)
1 having or producing irritation on the skin 发痒的
*an itchy scalp, eg caused by dandruff 发痒的头皮（如因有头皮屑）.
2 (idm 习语) (get/have) itchy feet (infml 口) (feel a) restless desire to travel or move from place to place 渴望各处走动. itchiness n [U].

adj comparativeitchiersuperlativeitchiest
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
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.
wanting to go somewhere new or do something different
　He's had that job now for about eight years, and he's starting to get itchy .
　I've only been back home for a few months and I've already got itchy feet (=the desire to go somewhere new) .
itchy fingersinformal
someone with itchy fingers is likely to steal things
　I tucked the bills deep into my pocket, away from itchy fingers.
>itchinessn[U]