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单词 skittery
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Definition of skittery in English:

skittery

adjectiveˈskɪt(ə)riˈskidərē
  • Restless; skittish.

    a skittery horse
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sunny days are okay, but if the water is sub 10-feet the bream can be shy and skittery and bites are difficult to hit.
    • In her speedy, skittery conversational style, Karen, 27, says that giving everything of herself didn't leave much.
    • Character and script are more important than plot, which is pretty much coherent but skittery.
    • Humpies and dogs are jumping their skittery jumps along the skin of the water.
    • He faced me fully, looking nervous and skittery.
    • I still remember that tight skittery feeling in the pit of my stomach from all the different schools I attended.
    • The standout songs are the slow-burning piano jam ‘Selfish’ and the skittery funk of ‘Do You.’
    • Plenty of skittery clicks and cuts finish the mix.
    • I have an adopted stray semi-psycho cat, and she has twice lived with other cats, and that has only made her more skittery.
    Synonyms
    restive, excitable, nervous, easily frightened

Rhymes

glittery, jittery, twittery
 
 

Definition of skittery in US English:

skittery

adjectiveˈskidərē
  • Restless; skittish.

    a skittery horse
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I still remember that tight skittery feeling in the pit of my stomach from all the different schools I attended.
    • He faced me fully, looking nervous and skittery.
    • Humpies and dogs are jumping their skittery jumps along the skin of the water.
    • Plenty of skittery clicks and cuts finish the mix.
    • The standout songs are the slow-burning piano jam ‘Selfish’ and the skittery funk of ‘Do You.’
    • Sunny days are okay, but if the water is sub 10-feet the bream can be shy and skittery and bites are difficult to hit.
    • I have an adopted stray semi-psycho cat, and she has twice lived with other cats, and that has only made her more skittery.
    • Character and script are more important than plot, which is pretty much coherent but skittery.
    • In her speedy, skittery conversational style, Karen, 27, says that giving everything of herself didn't leave much.
    Synonyms
    restive, excitable, nervous, easily frightened
 
 
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