"itchsome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more itchsome [comparative], most itchsome [superlative]
Etymology: From itch + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|itch|some}} itch + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} itchsome (comparative more itchsome, superlative most itchsome)
  1. Characterised or marked by itching
    Sense id: en-itchsome-en-adj-OZYub4AW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -some, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -some: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
  2. (by extension) Irritating; annoying Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-itchsome-en-adj-P-Hq96tv
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          "ref": "2006, Barbara Satow, A Game of Pleasure:",
          "text": "He rubbed the toe of his dancing pump on an itchsome spot on the back of his silk- clad calf.",
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          "ref": "1998, High Fidelity News, Record, Review:",
          "text": "There's lovely touches all over the record, but with exception of 'Dance On', propelled by the most itchsome drum pattern since B Bumble & The Stingers, and 'Anna Stesia', a ballad of lust which builds inexorably from a simple keyboard figure, there's a feeling of incompleteness about the rest of the songs which is all the more frustrating.",
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