adj. Slang., -si·er, -si·est.

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.]

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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