skittishly
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skittishly — skittish ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a horse) nervous; inclined to shy. 2) lively and unpredictable; playful. DERIVATIVES skittishly adverb skittishness noun. ORIGIN perhaps related to SKIT(Cf. ↑skit) … English terms dictionary
skittishly — adverb in a skittish manner the horse pranced around skittishly • Derived from adjective: ↑skittish … Useful english dictionary
Skittishly — Skittish Skit tish, a. [See {Skit}, v. t.] 1. Easily frightened; timorous; shy; untrustworthy; as, a skittish colt. A restiff, skittish jade. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. Wanton; restive; freakish; volatile; changeable; fickle. Skittish Fortune… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skittishly — adverb see skittish … New Collegiate Dictionary
skittishly — See skittish. * * * … Universalium
skittishly — adv. nervously, in a high strung manner; in a fickle manner, changeably; mischievously, in a lively manner; shyly … English contemporary dictionary
skittishly — ad. Shyly, wantonly, changeably … New dictionary of synonyms
skittishly — skit·tish·ly … English syllables
skittishly — See: skittish … English dictionary
skittish — skittishly, adv. skittishness, n. /skit ish/, adj. 1. apt to start or shy: a skittish horse. 2. restlessly or excessively lively: a skittish mood. 3. fickle; uncertain. 4. shy; coy. [1375 1425; late ME, perh. deriv. of the Scand source of SKITE1; … Universalium
