antsy

comparative antsier · superlative antsiest

1. slangrestless, apprehensive and fidgety

   The children were antsy and worried […]

   1990, John Updike, Rabbit at Rest

   3 more examples

   For hating it so much, she's remarkably nomadic. In the last four years, she's moved at least eight times. "I get very antsy," she explains. "I don't like to be in one place for too long. But I settle in each time. I do like a house to be a home."

   1993 November 28, Lynn Hirschberg, “Brat on a Hot Tin Roof”, in Vanity Fair

   Just as the “Do Something” crowd was growing its antsiest, Dallas did something: The team will acquire Delon Wright through a sign-and-trade with the Memphis Grizzlies on a three-year deal worth $29 million, as first reported by ESPN.

   2019 July 7, Tim Cato, “What you should know about Delon Wright, who may complete the Mavericks’ offseason”, in The New York Times

   In a hard-fought, intriguing tactical battle of a first half, O’Neil, understandably given his employment prospects, was the antsier of the managers.

   2024 October 26, John Brewin, “Matheus Cunha claws back late point for Wolves in comeback at Brighton”, in The Guardian