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skittish
adjective
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Divide skittish into syllables:

skit · tish

How to pronounce skittish:

Definition of skittish:

skittish (adjective):
lively or frisky in action capricious
(of a horse) excitable and easily frightened
unpredictably excitable (especially of horses).

Synonyms for skittish:

jumpysensitivehyperactivenervousintenseemotionalspookyanxiousunstablehyper
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Antonyms for skittish:

composedunwaveringunbotheredtranquilunfazedconvincingpeaceableleisurelyeven-temperedresolute
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