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fidgety

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fidg·et·y

   [fij-i-tee]
adjective
1.
restless; impatient; uneasy.
2.
nervously and excessively fussy.
Origin:
fidget + -y1
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fidget (ˈfɪdʒɪt)
 
—vb (often foll by with)
1.  (intr) to move about restlessly
2.  to make restless or uneasy movements (with something); fiddle: he fidgeted with his pen
3.  (tr) to cause to fidget
4.  (tr) to cause to worry; make uneasy
 
—n
5.  (often plural) a state of restlessness or unease, esp as expressed in continual motion: he's got the fidgets
6.  a person who fidgets
 
[C17: from earlier fidge, probably from Old Norse fīkjast to desire eagerly]
 
'fidgetingly
 
—adv
 
'fidgety
 
—adj

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fidgety
1730s, from fidget + -y (2).
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