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Skittish - English meaning

Skittish – definitions in English dictionary

adjective

(of an animal, especially a horse) nervous or excitable; easily scared.

Usage examples:

A skittish chestnut mare

Synonims:

RestiveExcitableNervousEasily frightenedSkitteryJumpyFidgetyHighly strung
adjective

(of people and animals) nervous and easily frightened

Usage examples:

The kitten was really skittish.

Skittish translation into English

Skittish: translate from English into Chinese

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胆怯的, 会变, 娇媚, 獧

Skittish: translate from English into Dutch

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Schichtig, Dartel, Frivool, Uitgelaten, Grillig

Skittish: translate from English into French

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Ombrageux, Espiègle, Inquiet, Incertain

Skittish: translate from English into German

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Scheu, Unruhig, Neckisch, Schelmisch, Übermütig, Kokett

Skittish: translate from English into Hindi

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चुस्त, अस्थिर, लजीली, डरपोक, हठीला, हठी, फुरतीला, ज़िद्दी, ढुल-मुल-यक़ीन, भीरु, भड़कीली, चंचल, चपल

Skittish: translate from English into Italian

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Ombroso, Volubile, Vivace, Capriccioso

Skittish: translate from English into Korean

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까부는, 잘 놀라는, 수줍어하는

Skittish: translate from English into Russian

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Своенравный, Пугливый, Норовистый, Живой, Игривый, Капризный, Кокетливый

Skittish: translate from English into Spanish

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Asustadizo, Caprichoso, Frívolo

Word origin

late Middle English: perhaps from the rare verb skit ‘move lightly and rapidly’.

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Skittish – similar words

skittishness

noun

The feeling of being nervous or easily frightened, or nervous behaviour

Usage examples:

With worries about another recession and consumer skittishness, companies are not likely to hire in…
Skittishness - all meanings in English

Skittish synonims

excitable

ɪkˈsaɪ.tə.bəl

adjective

Responding too readily to something new or stimulating; easily excited.

Usage examples:

A rather excitable young man
adjective

(of a person or an animal) tending to react quickly and strongly to things

Usage examples:

The dog is excitable, so don’t come too close.
adjective

Easily and often becoming excited

Usage examples:

An excitable child
Excitable - all meanings in English

fidgety

ˈfɪdʒ.ɪ.ti

adjective

Inclined to fidget; restless or uneasy.

Usage examples:

I get nervous and fidgety at the dentist
adjective

Making continuous, small movements that annoy other people

Usage examples:

A fidgety child/audience, she seemed restless and fidgety.
Fidgety - all meanings in English

jumpy

adjective

(of a person) anxious and uneasy.

Usage examples:

He was tired and jumpy
adjective

Nervous or anxious

Usage examples:

Stop watching him; it makes him jumpy.
adjective

Nervous or uncertain about what might happen in the future

Usage examples:

Calming jumpy markets can be difficult in times of crisis.
Jumpy - all meanings in English

nervous

adjective

Easily agitated or alarmed.

Usage examples:

A sensitive, nervous person
Nervous - all meanings in English

restive

adjective

(of a person) unable to remain still, silent, or submissive, especially because of boredom or dissatisfaction.

Usage examples:

The crowd had been waiting for hours and many were becoming restive
Restive - all meanings in English

skittery

adjective

Restless; skittish.

Usage examples:

A skittery horse
adjective

Moving very quickly and lightly, or in a way that is unexpected or irregular

Usage examples:

The tune is skittery modern jazz., we could see black-and-white skittery flashes of birds in the tr…
Skittery - all meanings in English

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