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antsy
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ant·sy  (nts)
adj. ant·si·er, ant·si·est Slang
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.]
antsy [ˈæntsɪ]
adj antsier, antsiest
Informal restless, nervous, and impatient
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.antsy - nervous and unable to relax; "a constant fretful stamping of hooves"; "a restless child"
fidgety, fretful, itchy
tense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
Translations
antsy [ˈæntsɪ] ADJ (US) → nervioso, inquieto
antsy [ˈæntsi] (US) adj
(= nervous) [person] → nerveux/euse; [mood] → tendu(e)
(= restless) to be antsy [person] → avoir la bougeotte
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