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adjective, ants·i·er, ants·i·est. Informal.
1.
unable to sit or stand still; fidgety: The children were bored and antsy.
2.
apprehensive, uneasy, or nervous: I'm a little antsy since hearing those storm warnings.
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Antsy
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Example Sentences
- Except, perhaps, for parents driven mad by waiting in lines with antsy children.
- After too many hours cramped in that place you start to get antsy.
- Sometimes, an editor might get a little antsy about seeing your story early.
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antsy definition[ˈæntsi]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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