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Showing words for SKITTISH using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Skittish

skittish

6 Letter Words for Skittish

kitish, sisith, thitsi

5 Letter Words for Skittish

hisis, hists, kists, kiths, shist, shits, sikhs, skiis, skits, stith, tikis, titis

4 Letter Words for Skittish

hiss, hist, hits, isis, isth, khis, kish, kiss, kist, kith, kits, shit, sikh, sish, sisi, sist, sith, siti, sits, skis, skit, this, tiki, titi, tits, tshi, tsks

3 Letter Words for Skittish

his, hit, hts, ihi, ihs, ish, ist, its, khi, kit, ksi, shi, sht, sis, sit, ski, ssh, stk, tis, tit, tkt, tsh, tsi, tsk, tss, tst

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