/ˈæn.tsi/
OriginFrom ants + -y, as in ants in one's pants. First noted as a rural Southern USA figure of speech in the early 20th century.
- slangRestless, apprehensive and fidgety.
“The children were antsy and worried […]”
“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”
“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 m”
Formsantsier(comparative) · antsiest(superlative)