skittish

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/ˈskɪtɪʃ/ English

Definitions

adjective

Easily scared or startled; timid.“The cat likes people he knows, but he is skittish around strangers.”
Wanton; changeable; fickle
Difficult to manage; tricky.

Related words

Synonyms

jumpy skitterish skittery spookish squirrelly spooky excitable nervous shy fierce rabid capricious rugged tricky spoilt spoiled cranky temperamental

Associated

doughty uhf feared cia roll breed horse humans mike enough nature find

Rhymes

the british brit ish british

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