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What is the adjective for itching?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb itch which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

itchsome
  1. Characterised or marked by itching
  2. (by extension) Irritating; annoying
itchy
  1. Having or creating an itch, causing a person or animal to tend to want to scratch.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. itching, pruritic, irritated, inflamed, irritating, scratchy, tickly, uncomfortable, prickly, chafing, erythematous, awkward, embarrassing, painful, charged, tense, unnerving, unpleasant, disturbing, disagreeable, uneasy, vexatious, difficult, sticky, thorny, distressing, galling, flustering, annoying, bitter, tricky, disconcerting, torturous, troublesome, discomfiting, dolorous, bumpy, worrisome, rough, hard, fraught, confronting, causing discomfort, afflictive, incommodious, grievous, distressed, wearisome, ill-fitting, hairy … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I developed an allergic reaction that had me lying on the cold tiles of the bathroom floor to soothe the itchy blisters.”
      “I felt a chill creeping over me and shook with fear, my feet trying very hard to follow the dwarves as my skin grew huge, itchy goosebumps.”
      “The music from the pick-up concert on the other side of the house was pleasant, but she was itchy to leave.”
itchless
  1. Not causing itching.
itchier
  1. comparative form of itchy: more itchy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. scratchier, ticklier, more irritated, more inflamed, more irritating, more uncomfortable, pricklier, more stinging, more smarting, tinglier, sharper, more ticklish, crawlier, more tickling, more burning, fidgetier, edgier, eagerer, more restless, more impatient, more unsettled, more restive, jumpier, jitterier, twitchier, wrigglier, squirmier, shakier, wigglier, jerkier, more anxious, more uneasy, more worried, more nervous, tenser, more troubled, more upset, uptighter, more perturbed, nervier, antsier, more agitated, more insecure, more dithery, queazier, more aflutter, queasier … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “You don't necessarily know what's going on in their minds and they may be itchier with the trigger finger.”
      “As my anxiety heightened, my skin only grew hotter and itchier.”
      “That was an itchier, more impulsive aesthetic than the one Mr. Rosenwinkel would later embrace, but it stayed with him, as he confirmed a few years back when Human Feel briefly regrouped for an album and tour.”
itchiest
  1. superlative form of itchy: most itchy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. scratchiest, tickliest, most irritated, most inflamed, most irritating, most uncomfortable, prickliest, most stinging, most smarting, most ticklish, tingliest, sharpest, crawliest, most tickling, most burning, fidgetiest, edgiest, eagerest, most restless, most impatient, most unsettled, most restive, jumpiest, jitteriest, twitchiest, wriggliest, squirmiest, shakiest, wiggliest, jerkiest, most anxious, most uneasy, most worried, most nervous, tensest, most troubled, most upset, uptightest, most perturbed, nerviest, antsiest, most agitated, most insecure, most dithery, queaziest, most aflutter, queasiest … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The ankle was both the itchiest and the most pleasurable to scratch, with the forearm the least irritated.”
itched
  1. simple past tense and past participle of itch
  2. Synonyms:
      3. tingled, prickled, tickled, stung, crawled, crept, creeped, pricked, scratched, titillated, smarted, hurt, burned, burnt, smort, smorten, bit, had goosebumps, had gooseflesh, had goose pimples, had pins and needles, had a creeping sensation, twitched, bitten, throbbed, chafed, felt tickled, had goose bumps, ached, felt painful, got excited, gotten excited, oke, aken, pained, blistered, twinged, pounded, suffered, craved, yearned, hungered, longed, wished, desired, thirsted, pined … more
itching
  1. present participle of itch
  2. Synonyms:
      3. tingling, prickling, tickling, stinging, crawling, creeping, pricking, scratching, titillating, smarting, burning, biting, hurting, having goosebumps, having gooseflesh, having goose pimples, having pins and needles, having a creeping sensation, twitching, throbbing, chafing, aching, feeling painful, getting excited, feeling tickled, having goose bumps, paining, blistering, pounding, twingeing, twinging, suffering, craving, yearning, hungering, longing, wishing, desiring, thirsting, pining, wanting, lusting, hankering, coveting, panting, fancying, sighing, needing … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “He glanced up at the nervous Virrilian, who hovered over him as he worked, just itching to rush in and take over.”
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