skittish
Adjective Satellite
- unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
Adj
- Easily scared or startled; timid.
- Wanton; changeable; fickle.
- Difficult to manage; tricky.
Adjective
- Easily frightened; nervous or timid.
Examples
- Her skittish playstyle often led to missed opportunities, avoiding risk entirely.
- The dog likes people he knows, but he is skittish around strangers.
Origin / Etymology
Probably from skite (“to move lightly and hurriedly; to move suddenly, particularly in an oblique direction (Scotland, Northern England)”) + -ish; compare skitter.
Synonyms
flighty, nervous, spooky, jumpy, skitterish, skittery, spookish, squirrelly
Scrabble Score: 15
skittish: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordskittish: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
skittish: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
skittish: valid Words With Friends Word