antsy

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mod. nervous; restless.  She gets antsy before a test.

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adjective
adjective, mainly US

Agitated, impatient, restless; also, sexually eager. (1838 —) .
W. A. Nolen Her husband got antsy and asked me to have Tom Lewis see her in consultation (1972).

[From ants, pl. of ant (cf. the phr. to have ants in one's pants at ant noun).]

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See words rhyming with "antsy."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forfjamsket

Nederlands (Dutch)
prikkelbaar, ongeduldig

Français (French)
adj. - (US) nerveux, agité

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kribbelig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (καθομ.) τσιτωμένος, σε αναμμένα κάρβουνα

Italiano (Italian)
nervoso, sulle spine

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - impaciente, nervoso, apreensivo

Русский (Russian)
нервный, дерганый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - intranquilo, inquieto, agitado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - otålig, nervös

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
热锅上的蚂蚁般的, 坐立不安的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 熱鍋上的螞蟻般的, 坐立不安的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불안한, 조심하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - そわそわした

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חסר-סבלנות, עצבני, חסר-מנוחה‬

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