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- Dictionaryantsy/ˈan(t)si/
adjective
- 1. agitated, impatient, or restless: informal North American "Dick got antsy the day he put to sea" Similar
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anxious and excited in an unpleasant way; extremely nervous: I’m as antsy as I was before my first class.
The meaning of ANTSY is restless, fidgety; also : impatient, eager. How to use antsy in a sentence.
Antsy definition: unable to sit or stand still; fidgety. See examples of ANTSY used in a sentence.
anxious and excited in an unpleasant way; extremely nervous: I’m as antsy as I was before my first class.
Definition of 'antsy' Word Frequency. antsy. (æntsi ) adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If someone is antsy, they are nervous or impatient. [US, informal] This is the end of a tour so I'm a little antsy, I guess. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. antsy in British English.
1. Restless or impatient; fidgety: The long wait made the children antsy. 2. Nervous; apprehensive: "Camps got shot up all the time, but if there wasn't a shoot-up, they'd get antsy" (Harper's). [ Perhaps from the incessant motions of ants .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Synonyms for ANTSY: worried, anxious, nervous, upset, uneasy, apprehensive, troubled, uptight; Antonyms of ANTSY: easy, calm, relaxed, collected, cool, sure, nerveless, confident.
