fidgety
8
4.8
- adjective
- /ˈfɪdʒɪti/
:
inquieto
- The fidgety child kept tapping his fingers on the table and shifting in his seat.
She was very fidgety, couldn't sit still, couldn't focus, would fight with her sisters a lot.
- She was very fidgety, couldn't sit still, couldn't focus, would fight with her sisters a lot.
- And it's this fidgety mixture of I accept this and I'm going to try and talk my way out of it at the same time.
- The one fidgety part is sometimes selecting text gets a little weird.
Examples
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Gisselle, who had demanded the meeting take place immediately, grew more fidgety.
Fiction book (1995) -
She was very fidgety, couldn't sit still, couldn't focus, would fight with her sisters a lot.
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What are you so fidgety about?
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William London is a fidgety boy.
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However, the younger participants became less fidgety with time.
Academic text (2003) -
A moment before, waiting for them in the lobby of their hotel, I had been fidgety.
Fiction book (1994) -
He's always been the fidgety type.
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Immediately after birth, the babies of cocaine users may be fidgety and irritable.
Academic text (1991) -
Some days I tolerate it somewhat well, but today I am super anxious, fidgety, and nervous.
Blog text (34) -
Barry was fidgety, and Laura had to shush him.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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1.3
Feeling worried and easily frightened
110
3.0
Not able to relax and stay still because of worry or boredom
26
4.5
Feeling nervous and unable to stay still
25
7.0
Being nervous and unable to keep still
9
4.6
Feeling nervous and unable to stay still
4
3.9
Moving in sudden small jumps instead of smoothly
4
6.6
Feeling worried and unable to relax
3
8.4
Acting nervous and strange in a way you cannot predict
2
4.9
Feeling nervous and excited with a quick, shaky feeling in the body
1
3.5
Moving in a restless, wiggly way
1
9.9
Very nervous and unable to stay still because of worry or excitement
Antonyms
How Fidgety
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word fidgety comes from the older English word fidget, which meant 'to make small, quick movements', like tapping fingers or playing with a pen. So, if you are fidgety, you cannot stay still and feel restless.