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Definition of: skittish
(skit′ish) adjective
1. Easily frightened, as a horse; hence, shy; timid.
2. Capricious; uncertain; unreliable.
3. Tricky; deceitful. See synonyms under RESTIVE. [<dial. E skit caper (said of horses)]
—skit′tish·ly adverb
—skit′tish·ness noun
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