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Webster 1913 Edition


Skittish

Skit′tish

,
Adj.
[See
Skit
,
Verb.
T.
]
1.
Easily frightened; timorous; shy; untrustworthy;
as, a
skittish
colt
.
“A restiff, skittish jade.”
L’Estrange.
2.
Wanton; restive; freakish; volatile; changeable; fickle.
Skittish Fortune's hall.”
Shak.
Skit′tish-ly
,
adv.
Skit′tish-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Skittish

SKIT'TISH

,
Adj.
1.
Shy; easily frightened; shunning familiarity; timorous; as a restif skittish jade. L'Estrange.
2.
Wanton; volatile; hasty.
3.
Changeable; fickle; as skittish fortune.

Definition 2024


skittish

skittish

English

Adjective

skittish (comparative more skittish, superlative most skittish)

  1. Easily scared or startled; timid.
    The cat likes people he knows, but he is skittish around strangers.
  2. wanton; changeable; fickle
    Skittish Fortune's hall. Shakespeare.

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