"fidgety" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈfɪd͡ʒɪti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fidgety.wav [Southern-England] Forms: fidgetier [comparative], fidgetiest [superlative]
Etymology: From fidget + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fidget|y}} fidget + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} fidgety (comparative fidgetier, superlative fidgetiest)
  1. Having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget; restless. Synonyms: antsy, fretful, itchy, fidgetty [archaic] Derived forms: fidgetily, fidgetiness Translations (having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget): ongedurig (Dutch), priegelig (Dutch), hermostunut (Finnish), levoton (Finnish), ανήσυχος (anísychos) (Greek), nyugtalan (Hungarian), kustīgs (Latvian), manawarū (Maori), oreore (Maori), maikutu (Maori), kıpır kıpır (Turkish), kıpırdak (Turkish), kıpraşık [regional] (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-fidgety-en-adj-UG4X6Njc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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