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skittish

Syllabification: (skit·tish)
Pronunciation: /ˈskitiSH/

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Definition of skittish

adjective

  • (of an animal, especially of a horse) excitable or easily scared:a skittish chestnut mare figurativeskittish investors withdrew their money from equity markets
  • (of a person) playfully frivolous or unpredictable:my skittish and immature mother

Derivatives

skittishly

adverb

skittishness

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: perhaps from the rare verb skit 'move lightly and rapidly'

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