skittishadjective
uk/ˈskɪt.ɪʃ/us/ˈskɪt̬.ɪʃ/(of people and animals) nervous or easily frightened:
My horse is very skittish, so I have to keep him away from traffic.
Investors are skittish about the impact of an economic downturn.
(of a person) not serious and likely to change their beliefs or opinions often:
Marilyn was like a child, playful and skittish one moment, sulky and withdrawn the next.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Anxious and worried
- (all) hot and bothered idiom
- -racked
- a bundle of nerves idiom
- aflutter
- agitate
- alarmed
- anxious
- apprehensive
- demented
- dread
- fuss
- get in a sweat idiom
- grim
- harassed
- haunted
- prey on sb's mind idiom
- prey on sth
- rattled
- rest easy idiom
- restive
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skittishly
adverb uk/ˈskɪt.ɪʃ.li/us/ˈskɪt̬.ɪʃ.li/
skittishness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈskɪt.ɪʃ.nəs/us/ˈskɪt̬.ɪʃ.nəs/