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skittishness
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.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | skittishness - characterized by nervousness and quickness to take frightrestivenessnervousness - a sensitive or highly strung temperament |
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