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skittish Definition and Meaning in English (skittish definition)

adjective
Synonyms:nervousjumpytimid
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Skittish definition: Feeling nervous or easily frightened, especially of horses or people who are easily startled.

Definitions of Skittish

  1. 1adjective

    Feeling nervous or easily frightened, especially of horses or people who are easily startled.

Example Sentences

“The skittish horse bolted at the sound of the thunder.”

“She's a bit skittish around new people.”

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nounskittishness
adverbskittishly

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