skit·tish

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• skit´tish|ly — skit|tish «SKIHT ihsh», adjective. 1. apt to start, jump, or run; easily frightened: »a skittish horse. SYNONYM(S): excitable. 2. fickle; changeable: »a skittish wind. SYNONYM(S): capricious, volatile …   Useful english dictionary

• skit|tish — «SKIHT ihsh», adjective. 1. apt to start, jump, or run; easily frightened: »a skittish horse. SYNONYM(S): excitable. 2. fickle; changeable: »a skittish wind. SYNONYM(S): capricious, volatile …   Useful english dictionary

• skit´tish|ness — skit|tish «SKIHT ihsh», adjective. 1. apt to start, jump, or run; easily frightened: »a skittish horse. SYNONYM(S): excitable. 2. fickle; changeable: »a skittish wind. SYNONYM(S): capricious, volatile …   Useful english dictionary

• skit — skit·swish; skit·ta·get; skit·ta·getan; skit·tery; skit·tish; skit·tler; skit; skit·ter; skit·tle; skit·er; skit·tish·ly; skit·tish·ness; …   English syllables

• tish — brat·tish; brat·tish·ing; cat·tish; fat·tish; flat·tish; hon·tish; hot·tish; nov·el·et·tish; oof·tish; pet·tish; pet·tish·ly; pet·tish·ness; rat·tish; rut·tish; sans·cu·lot·tish; scot·tish·ly; scot·tish·man; scot·tish·ness; skit·tish; slut·tish;… …   English syllables

• skittish — skit·tish …   English syllables

• skittishly — skit·tish·ly …   English syllables

• skittish — skit|tish [ skıtıʃ ] adjective nervous or worried and likely to change your opinion about something: Internet users had been skittish about shopping online. Skittish investors have already removed their money. a. used about horses that are… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• skittish — skit•tish [[t]ˈskɪt ɪʃ[/t]] adj. 1) apt to start or shy: a skittish horse[/ex] 2) restlessly or excessively lively: a skittish mood[/ex] 3) fickle; uncertain 4) shy; coy • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME, perh. der. of the Scand source of… …   From formal English to slang

• skittish — skit|tish [ˈskıtıʃ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Old Norse skjota to shoot ] 1.) an animal, especially a horse, that is skittish gets excited or frightened very easily 2.) a person who is skittish is not very serious, and their… …   Dictionary of contemporary English