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skittish horse

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  • skittish — [skit′ish] adj. [ME: see SKIT & ISH] 1. lively or playful, esp. in a coy manner 2. easily frightened; jumpy [a skittish horse] 3. fickle or undependable skittishly adv. skittishness n …   English World dictionary

  • skittish — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from skit (probably from Old Norse skyt ) + ish Date: 15th century 1. a. lively or frisky in action ; capricious b. variable, fluctuating 2. easily frightened ; restive < a …   New Collegiate 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

  • skittish — skit•tish [[t]ˈskɪt ɪʃ[/t]] adj. 1) apt to start or shy: a skittish horse[/ex] 2) restlessly or excessively lively: a skittish mood[/ex] 3) fickle; uncertain 4) shy; coy • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME, perh. der. of the Scand source of… …   From formal English to slang

  • 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

  • skittish — skit|tish [ˈskıtıʃ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Old Norse skjota to shoot ] 1.) an animal, especially a horse, that is skittish gets excited or frightened very easily 2.) a person who is skittish is not very serious, and their… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • skittish — adjective 1 a horse or other animal that is skittish easily gets excited or frightened 2 a person who is skittish is not very serious, and their feelings, behaviour, and opinions keep changing skittishly adverb skittishness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Horse guard wasp — Taxobox name = Horse guard regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera familia = Crabronidae subfamilia = Bembicinae genus = Stictia species = S. carolina binomial = Stictia carolina binomial authority = Fabricius,… …   Wikipedia

  • skittish — adjective (of a horse) nervous; inclined to shy. ↘lively and unpredictable; playful. Derivatives skittishly adverb skittishness noun Origin ME: perh. from the rare verb skit (see skit) …   English new terms dictionary

  • skittish — a. 1. Shy (as a horse), timid, timorous, easily frightened. 2. Hasty, volatile, wanton. 3. Changeable, inconstant, fickle …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • skittish — adj. 1 lively, playful. 2 (of a horse etc.) nervous, inclined to shy, fidgety. Derivatives: skittishly adv. skittishness n. Etymology: ME, perh. formed as SKIT(1) …   Useful english dictionary

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