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antsy

[ant-see]

adjective

Informal.
antsier, antsiest 
  1. unable to sit or stand still; fidgety.

    The children were bored and antsy.

  2. apprehensive, uneasy, or nervous.

    I'm a little antsy since hearing those storm warnings.



antsy

/ ˈæԳٲɪ /

adjective

  1. informalrestless, nervous, and impatient

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • antsiness noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of antsy1

1950–55; ant + -s 3 + -y 1; -sy
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Investors got antsy again, and the growing pressure led a group of pension fund leaders to write to the Tesla board, demanding that they force Musk to return to work.

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Normally, when Robby’s had her fair share of like showing me YouTube clips or Reels, then I’ll start to get antsy.

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“They’re actually more antsy and rested than we would actually like,” Roberts said.

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Semafor's recent exposé of the private group chats of right-wing billionaires shows that the same rich men who got Trump elected are starting to get antsy about the economic ruin promised by his tariffs.

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House members in swing districts and senators in purple states are probably starting to feel a little bit antsy.

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