antsy

ant·sy

A0353900 (ănt′sē)adj. ant·si·er, ant·si·est Informal 1. Restless or impatient; fidgety: The long wait made the children antsy.2. Nervous; apprehensive: "Camps got shot up all the time, but if there wasn't a shoot-up, they'd get antsy" (Harper's).

[Perhaps from the incessant motions of ants.]

antsy

(ˈæntsɪ) adj, antsier or antsiestinformal restless, nervous, and impatient

ants•y

(ˈænt si)

adj. ants•i•er, ants•i•est. Informal. 1. impatient; restless. 2. uneasy; anxious. [1950–55] ants′i•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

antsy - nervous and unable to relax; "a constant fretful stamping of hooves"; "a restless child"fidgety, fretful, itchytense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

Translations

antsy

Nervous, uneasy, and fidgety. Carrie's so antsy waiting for the doctor to call with her test results.

antsy

(ˈæntsi) mod. nervous; restless. (see also have ants in one’s pants.) She gets antsy before a test.

antsy

Synonyms for antsy

adj nervous and unable to relax

Synonyms

fidgety
fretful
itchy

Related Words

tense

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