skittish

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈskɪtɪʃ/
(T-flapping) IPA^(key): [ˈskɪɾɪʃ]
Hyphenation: skit‧tish
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Adjective

skittish (comparative more skittish, superlative most skittish)

Easily scared or startled; timid.
The cat likes people he knows, but he is skittish around strangers.
wanton; changeable; fickle
Skittish Fortune's hall. — Shakespeare.

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Translations

easily scared

Catalan: tímid (ca)
Czech: bojácný m, bázlivý m, lekavý m
Dutch: schichtig (nl)
Esperanto: ektimema
Finnish: säikky (fi)
French: timide (fr)

German: scheu (de)
Interlingua: pavorose, timide
Maori: pūohorere
Romanian: timid (ro)
Russian: пугли́вый (ru) (puglívyj), боязли́вый (ru) (bojazlívyj)
Spanish: temeroso (es), tímido (es)

fickle

Interlingua: capriciose

See also

startle

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