Antsiness
unable to sit or stand still; fidgety:
the children were bored and antsy.
apprehensive, uneasy, or nervous:
i’m a little antsy since hearing those storm warnings.
adjective antsier, antsiest
(informal) restless, nervous, and impatient
adj.
1838, american english, from plural of ant + -y (2); probably reflecting the same image as the slang expression have ants in (one’s) pants “be restless and fidgety” from a century later. related: antsiness.
adjective
in an anxious, disturbed state; nervous; jittery: but when things are quiet, i get antsy
s-xually aroused; l-stful; hot
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