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skittish
Meaning: easily frightened or made nervous
skittish in a sentence
How skittish is used in real sentences:
The skittish kitten hid whenever the doorbell rang.
The skittish rabbit dashed into the bushes when a twig snapped.
“The animal was skittish and jumped whenever a branch snapped.”
— from the passage The Line Between Them
Synonyms for skittish
Other words for skittish — jumpy, nervous and timid — carry the same meaning.
- jumpy
- nervous
- timid
Antonyms of skittish
Words that mean the opposite of skittish:
- calm
- fearless
Where it comes from
From Old Norse skjota 'to shoot or move quickly'
Memory hook
A SKITTISH animal may SKIP away when startled.