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skittish
skit·tish S0455600 (skĭt′ĭsh)adj.1. Moving quickly and lightly; lively.2. Restlessly active or nervous; restive.3. Undependably variable; mercurial or fickle.4. Shy; bashful.
[Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skjōta, to shoot; see shoot.]
skit′tish·ly adv.skit′tish·ness n.skittish (ˈskɪtɪʃ) adj1. playful, lively, or frivolous2. difficult to handle or predict3. rare coy[C15: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse skjōta to shoot; see -ish] ˈskittishly adv ˈskittishness nskit•tish (ˈskɪt ɪʃ)
adj. 1. apt to start or shy: a skittish horse. 2. restlessly or excessively lively: a skittish mood. 3. fickle; uncertain. 4. shy; coy. [1400–50; late Middle English, perhaps derivative of the Scandinavian source of Scots skite (see skitter); see -ish1] skit′tish•ly, adv. skit′tish•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | skittish - unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)spooky, flighty, nervousexcitable - easily excited |
skittishadjective1. nervous, lively, excitable, jumpy, restive, fidgety, highly strung, antsy (informal) The declining dollar gave heart to skittish investors.
nervous relaxed, calm, steady, composed, laid-back, placid, unfazed (informal), unflappable, unruffled, unexcitable2. offbeat, bizarre, weird, way-out (informal), eccentric, novel, strange, unusual, rum (Brit. slang), uncommon, Bohemian, unconventional, far-out (slang), idiosyncratic, kinky (informal), off-the-wall (slang), unorthodox, oddball (informal), left-field (informal), freaky (slang), wacko (slang), outré, out there (slang) a fertile talent at war with a skittish sense of humourskittishadjectiveFeeling or exhibiting nervous tension:edgy, fidgety, jittery, jumpy, nervous, restive, restless, tense, twitchy.Slang: uptight.Idioms: a bundle of nerves, all wound up, on edge.Translationsskittish
Related to skittish: shore upSynonyms for skittishadj nervousSynonyms- nervous
- lively
- excitable
- jumpy
- restive
- fidgety
- highly strung
- antsy
Antonyms- relaxed
- calm
- steady
- composed
- laid-back
- placid
- unfazed
- unflappable
- unruffled
- unexcitable
adj offbeatSynonyms- offbeat
- bizarre
- weird
- way-out
- eccentric
- novel
- strange
- unusual
- rum
- uncommon
- Bohemian
- unconventional
- far-out
- idiosyncratic
- kinky
- off-the-wall
- unorthodox
- oddball
- left-field
- freaky
- wacko
- outré
- out there
Synonyms for skittishadj feeling or exhibiting nervous tensionSynonyms- edgy
- fidgety
- jittery
- jumpy
- nervous
- restive
- restless
- tense
- twitchy
- uptight
Synonyms for skittishadj unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)SynonymsRelated Words |