antsy

adj

Etymology: From ants + -y, as in ants in one's pants. First noted as a rural Southern US figure of speech in the early 20th century.

1. Restless, 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 in each time. I do like a house to be a home."”