fidgety

fidgety

English

Etymology

From fidget +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪd͡ʒɪti/

Adjective

fidgety (comparative fidgetier, superlative fidgetiest)

1. Having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget; restless.
   • 1925-29, Mahadev Desai (translator), M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Part I, chapter xiii:

     I did not feel sea-sick at all. But as the days passed, I became fidgety. I felt shy even in speaking to the steward. […]

   • 1999, Laurie Waldstein, Leslie Zinberg, The Pink and Blue Toddler and Preschooler Pages

     A fidgety child can easily knock over the drink and burn the two of you.

Synonyms

• antsy, fretful, itchy

Derived terms

• fidgetily
• fidgetiness

Translations

having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget

Dutch: ongedurig (nl), priegelig (nl) Finnish: hermostunut (fi), levoton (fi) Greek: ανήσυχος (el) (anísychos) Hungarian: nyugtalan (hu) Latvian: kustīgs Maori: manawarū, oreore, maikutu Turkish: kıpır kıpır (tr), kıpırdak (tr), kıpraşık (regional)