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skittish
[ skit-ish ]
adjective
- apt to start or shy:
a skittish horse.
- restlessly or excessively lively:
a skittish mood.
- fickle; uncertain.
- shy; coy.
skittish
/ ˈɪɪʃ /
adjective
- playful, lively, or frivolous
- difficult to handle or predict
- rare.coy
Derived Forms
- ˈ쾱ٳپԱ, noun
- ˈ쾱ٳپ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- 쾱t· adverb
- 쾱t·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of skittish1
Example Sentences
ORR has rescinded its policy of not sharing information on sponsors with immigration agencies and law enforcement, and a wave of wellness checks on formerly unaccompanied minors has made many families skittish.
Dolphins, in particular, are skittish around humans and have a high rate of heart attack when they get scared.
But Jones and Redgrave have such a consistency in how they play these skittish lovers that it drives home the point that their cruel, untamed condition doesn’t adhere to the niceties of narrative convention.
Still, as damage estimates from the Eaton fire climb and Edison’s market cap tumbles, skittish investors have been left wondering how big an effect the blaze will have on the utility’s bottom line.
Trump was previously skittish about cryptocurrency, but at a Bitcoin conference in Nashville last year he said America would be "the crypto capital of the planet" once he returned to Washington.
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