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skittish

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1. v. t. Easily frightened; timorous; shy; untrustworthy; as, a skittish colt. Source: opted
2. v. t. Wanton; restive; freakish; volatile; changeable; fickle. Source: opted
3. adj. unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) Source: wordnet
4. 1. Easily frightened; timorous; shy; untrustworthy; as, a skittish colt. "A restiff, skittish jade." L'Estrange. 2. Wanton; restive; freakish; volatile; changeable; fickle. "Skittish Fortune's hall." Shak. -- Skit"tish*ly, adv. -- Skit"tish*ness, n. Source: webster
5. j:100 s. unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) Source: ecdict

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skit changeable colt easily excitable fickle freakish frightened horses restive shy timorous unpredictably untrustworthy volatile wanton hall jade ness restiff

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skitter skittered skittering skitters

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