Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Restless or impatient; fidgety.
- adjective Nervous; apprehensive.
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- adjective
restless ,apprehensive andfidgety
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective nervous and unable to relax
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The mood in the room seemed loose, but the word "antsy" was used pretty often.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - washingtonpost.com 2011
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There is still a sort of moral consensus that defines certain subjects as "delicate", gets kind of antsy when such topics are broached, but the consensus seems to have shifted from a conservative default to a liberal one.
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I get kind of antsy quickly and I like being on the move.
HOLLYWOOD INSIDER: Josh Gates Spills The Beans on Spooky Happenings on Destination Truth! 2009
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More than an hour or two about a movie makes me kind of antsy and grumpy!
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That Champaign* at the back of my fridge is looking sort of ... "antsy".
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Things have been kind of antsy around the Miami-Dade County Public Schools administration offices the last couple of weeks.
October 2004 2004
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The kids were acting antsy which is to be expected because, damn, there at a freaking bank.
badbadzoot Diary Entry badbadzoot 2005
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I think that would be nice, but I'm kind of antsy about the take-away already. * sigh* They like Chinese or curry.
sheepdip Diary Entry sheepdip 2003
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KEITH BRYANT, MASTER CHIEF: I think initially the people were kind of antsy and anxious to get started.
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When I first heard of the fact that this new team was going to come in and do new material and add to our material, I was a little kind of antsy and worried about it.''
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