"fidgety" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɪd͡ʒɪti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fidgety.wav 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), चुळबळ्या (cuḷbaḷyā) (Marathi), चुळबुळ करणारा (cuḷbuḷ karṇārā) (Marathi), klåfingra (Norwegian Nynorsk), ubyen (Norwegian Nynorsk), kıpır kıpır (Turkish), kıpırdak (Turkish), kıpraşık [regional] (Turkish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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