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Definitions for Skittish
[1] apt to start or shy: a skittish horse.
[2] restlessly or excessively lively: a skittish mood.
[3] fickle; uncertain.
[4] shy; coy.
[5] playful, lively, or frivolous
[6] difficult to handle or predict
[7] rare coy
Words related to Skittish
jumpy, giddy, fearful, edgy, fickle, restive, excited, capricious, changeable, combustible, dizzy, excitable, fidgety, flighty, frivolous, harebrained, high-strung, irresponsible, lightheaded, lively
Words nearby Skittish
skit, skitch, skite, skitter, skittery, skittish, skittle, skittle out, skive, skiver, skivvy
Origin of Skittish
1375–1425; late Middle English, perhaps derivative of the Scand source of skite1; see -ish1
Other words from Skittish
skit·tish·ly , adverb
skit·tish·ness , noun
Word origin for Skittish
C15: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse skjōta to shoot ; see -ish
Synonyms for Skittish
edgy, excited, fearful, fickle, giddy, jumpy, restive, agitable, alarmable, capricious, changeable, combustible, dizzy, excitable, fidgety, flighty, frivolous, harebrained, high-strung, irresponsible, lightheaded, lively, peppy, playful, scatterbrained, sensitive, spirited, undependable, unreliable, volative, whimsical, zippy