(inclined to shy)

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• shy — I. adjective (shier or shyer; shiest or shyest) Etymology: Middle English schey, from Old English scēoh; akin to Old High German sciuhen to frighten off Date: before 12th century 1. easily frightened ; timid 2. disposed to avoid a person or thi …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• skeigh — skeighish, adj. /skeekh/, Scot. adj. 1. (of horses) spirited; inclined to shy. 2. (of women) proud; disdainful. adv. 3. proudly. Also, skeech, skiech. [1500 10; earlier skeich, late ME skey, perh. continuing OE sceoh SHY2, with sk < MD schu shy]… …   Universalium

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• 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 — ► 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 — 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

• skittishness — 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 — 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

• performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

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• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium