Skittish
adjective
Very nervous or easily frightened.
The skittish horse bolted at the sound of gunfire.
Often appears as...
- skittish investor
- skittish horse
adjective
Easily excited or upset.
His skittish temperament makes him unsuitable for a career in customer service.
Often appears as...
- skittish temperament
- skittish personality
adjective
Averse to or fearful of change.
After the failure of the last product, the team has turned skittish about trying new ideas.
Often appears as...
- skittish about changes
- skittish investor
adjective
Very nervous or easily frightened.
The skittish horse bolted at the sound of gunfire.
Often appears as...
- skittish investor
- skittish horse
adjective
Easily excited or upset.
His skittish temperament makes him unsuitable for a career in customer service.
Often appears as...
- skittish temperament
- skittish personality
adjective
Averse to or fearful of change.
After the failure of the last product, the team has turned skittish about trying new ideas.
Often appears as...
- skittish about changes
- skittish investor
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Behavior
Often used to describe animals that startle easily, especially common for horses and other livestock.
The skittish cat hid under the bed during the thunderstorm.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Context
Implies a heightened emotional state, can be temporary due to a specific situation.
She felt skittish walking alone at night.
Pro Tip 3/3Linked to Surprises
Often relates to unexpected events causing sudden fear or nervousness.
A skittish reaction to the loud fireworks was expected from the baby.
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Behavior
Often used to describe animals that startle easily, especially common for horses and other livestock.
The skittish cat hid under the bed during the thunderstorm.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Context
Implies a heightened emotional state, can be temporary due to a specific situation.
She felt skittish walking alone at night.
Pro Tip 3/3Linked to Surprises
Often relates to unexpected events causing sudden fear or nervousness.
A skittish reaction to the loud fireworks was expected from the baby.
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Behavior
Often used to describe animals that startle easily, especially common for horses and other livestock.
The skittish cat hid under the bed during the thunderstorm.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Context
Implies a heightened emotional state, can be temporary due to a specific situation.
She felt skittish walking alone at night.
Pro Tip 3/3Linked to Surprises
Often relates to unexpected events causing sudden fear or nervousness.
A skittish reaction to the loud fireworks was expected from the baby.
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Safari Live - Day 110 PIPE...
the world you can see they've got big big warts on them which is how I know that they're both boys as well as well you can see the male testes underneath the tail of the one facing away from us and the one on the far side is a little skittish the one closest to us is not too bad it doesn't worry about us too much but you can see that one's keeping
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Safari Live - Day 27 PIPE...
poptart later on that boundary so the direction hasn't really changed the whole morning they're kind of heating in the same way they were from last night so I don't think we changed their behavior too much they the female like I said is a little bit skittish of that so she's a little bit more kind of wary and that might mean that she moves in a
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Safari Live - Day 340 PIPE...
she is when she gets skittish and lots of tissue which gets shy like this or you don't see her much she's normally up to something so we'll go and try and check her out they told me though they had her tracks this morning um on central going eastwards towards the sort of eastern boundary and then only and rusty said they were out
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Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
disappears they are very jumpy when they won't go very far yeah they will go much further away from the den when she's in when she's available she's around otherwise they're quite skittish because they know or should I say through evolution of those cubs that have
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Safari Live - Day 174 PIPE...
to a lion next to a leopard once in my life it doesn't work it doesn't get them to look at you and s it's an exceptionally skittish animal but why would you even really want to be tormenting a very nervous and we want to be quiet and trying to get them used to
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Depressed dogs, cats...
responded to antianxiety medication. It made them braver, less skittish, and more likely to explore their environment. It's hard to know how many animals are on these drugs, but I can tell you that the animal pharmaceutical industry is immense and growing,
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Safari Live - Day 376 PIPE...
completely disappears so this is a really cool sighting for me it's not very often since I was laughing at me but it's actually not very often you get a sight like that's with the dycar because they are so skittish they're also said to be
Video examples
John Wesley Powell: From...
were in a in a race for life here you can't really get out of these canyons we had planned to hunt there was not much to hunt the bighorn sheep or high up and very skittish there are almost no fish in these rivers and the fish that we
Video examples
Democracy is a design...
election they replace it with paper ballots that are optically scanned this time you fill out a bubble and because the head of elections had understandably been traumatized well maybe she was a little skittish about what might happen
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Ibex Fight for Mating...
the IBEX are right to be skittish Bedouins have always been skilled hunters
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 110 PIPE...
the world you can see they've got big big warts on them which is how I know that they're both boys as well as well you can see the male testes underneath the tail of the one facing away from us and the one on the far side is a little skittish the one closest to us is not too bad it doesn't worry about us too much but you can see that one's keeping
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 27 PIPE...
poptart later on that boundary so the direction hasn't really changed the whole morning they're kind of heating in the same way they were from last night so I don't think we changed their behavior too much they the female like I said is a little bit skittish of that so she's a little bit more kind of wary and that might mean that she moves in a
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 340 PIPE...
she is when she gets skittish and lots of tissue which gets shy like this or you don't see her much she's normally up to something so we'll go and try and check her out they told me though they had her tracks this morning um on central going eastwards towards the sort of eastern boundary and then only and rusty said they were out
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
disappears they are very jumpy when they won't go very far yeah they will go much further away from the den when she's in when she's available she's around otherwise they're quite skittish because they know or should I say through evolution of those cubs that have
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 174 PIPE...
to a lion next to a leopard once in my life it doesn't work it doesn't get them to look at you and s it's an exceptionally skittish animal but why would you even really want to be tormenting a very nervous and we want to be quiet and trying to get them used to
Video examples
Depressed dogs, cats...
responded to antianxiety medication. It made them braver, less skittish, and more likely to explore their environment. It's hard to know how many animals are on these drugs, but I can tell you that the animal pharmaceutical industry is immense and growing,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 376 PIPE...
completely disappears so this is a really cool sighting for me it's not very often since I was laughing at me but it's actually not very often you get a sight like that's with the dycar because they are so skittish they're also said to be
Video examples
John Wesley Powell: From...
were in a in a race for life here you can't really get out of these canyons we had planned to hunt there was not much to hunt the bighorn sheep or high up and very skittish there are almost no fish in these rivers and the fish that we
Video examples
Democracy is a design...
election they replace it with paper ballots that are optically scanned this time you fill out a bubble and because the head of elections had understandably been traumatized well maybe she was a little skittish about what might happen
Video examples
Ibex Fight for Mating...
the IBEX are right to be skittish Bedouins have always been skilled hunters
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Quote examples
Sloane Crosley
American Writer
In New York, if you weigh under 200 pounds and decline so much as a cookie at a co-worker's party, women will flock to your side, assuring you of your appealing physique. This is how skittish we are about the dangers of anorexia and the pressures of body image.
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Casey Affleck
American Actor
The first dog I had was owned by an abusive couple. He was very skittish. He wouldn't let me hold him. It was explained to me that it was because of how he was treated.
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Robert Sapolsky
American Scientist
I was very sheltered, very bookish and, basically, skittish about life. My parents were both older when I came along and they didn't do things like take vacations.
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Ethan Embry
American Actor
I always play these rodent type characters - skittish and hyper like a chipmunk. It's a complete act though. I'm a very normal person.
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Anne Lamott
American Author
I am skittish about relationships, as most of the marriages I've seen up close have been ruinous for one or both parties.
Quote examples
Sloane Crosley
American Writer
In New York, if you weigh under 200 pounds and decline so much as a cookie at a co-worker's party, women will flock to your side, assuring you of your appealing physique. This is how skittish we are about the dangers of anorexia and the pressures of body image.
Quote examples
Casey Affleck
American Actor
The first dog I had was owned by an abusive couple. He was very skittish. He wouldn't let me hold him. It was explained to me that it was because of how he was treated.
Quote examples
Robert Sapolsky
American Scientist
I was very sheltered, very bookish and, basically, skittish about life. My parents were both older when I came along and they didn't do things like take vacations.
Quote examples
Ethan Embry
American Actor
I always play these rodent type characters - skittish and hyper like a chipmunk. It's a complete act though. I'm a very normal person.
Quote examples
Anne Lamott
American Author
I am skittish about relationships, as most of the marriages I've seen up close have been ruinous for one or both parties.
Example 1 of 5
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