skittish

adjective

UK /ˈskɪtɪʃ/

1
nervous or worried and likely to change your opinion about something
Skittish investors have already removed their money.
Internet users had been skittish about shopping online.
Synonyms and related words
Feeling worried and nervous
worried
nervous
upset
Synonyms and related words
Often changing your opinions
fickle
capricious
flighty
1. 1a
  used about horses that are nervous and may do something suddenly
  Synonyms and related words
  Horse riding
  bareback
  be in the saddle
  break in
2. 1b
  likely to change suddenly and not able to be depended on
  skittish financial markets
  a skittish young girl
  Synonyms and related words
  Able to be changed and lasting only a short time
  variable
  brief
  short-term

derived words

skittishly

adverb

Synonyms and related words

Able to be changed and lasting only a short time

variable

brief

short-term

Synonyms and related words

Feeling worried and nervous

worried

nervous

upset

Synonyms and related words

Often changing your opinions

fickle

capricious

flighty

skittishness

noun

Synonyms and related words

Impermanence and brevity

brevity

shifting sands

discontinuity

Synonyms and related words

Feelings of worry and nervousness

worry

concern

stress

Synonyms and related words

Often changing your opinions

fickle

capricious

flighty

单词	skittish
释义	skittish adjective UK /ˈskɪtɪʃ/ DEFINITIONS1 1 nervous or worried and likely to change your opinion about something Skittish investors have already removed their money. Internet users had been skittish about shopping online. Synonyms and related words Feeling worried and nervous worried nervous upset Synonyms and related words Often changing your opinions fickle capricious flighty 1a used about horses that are nervous and may do something suddenly Synonyms and related words Horse riding bareback be in the saddle break in 1b likely to change suddenly and not able to be depended on skittish financial markets a skittish young girl Synonyms and related words Able to be changed and lasting only a short time variable brief short-term derived words skittishly adverb Synonyms and related words Able to be changed and lasting only a short time variable brief short-term Synonyms and related words Feeling worried and nervous worried nervous upset Synonyms and related words Often changing your opinions fickle capricious flighty skittishness noun Synonyms and related words Impermanence and brevity brevity shifting sands discontinuity Synonyms and related words Feelings of worry and nervousness worry concern stress Synonyms and related words Often changing your opinions fickle capricious flighty skittish adjective US /ˈskɪtɪʃ/ DEFINITIONS1 1 nervous or worried and likely to change your opinion about something Internet users had been skittish about shopping online. Skittish investors have already removed their money. Synonyms and related words Feeling worried and nervous worried nervous upset Synonyms and related words Often changing your opinions fickle capricious flighty 1a used about horses that are nervous and may do something suddenly Synonyms and related words Horse riding bareback be in the saddle break in 1b likely to change suddenly and not able to be depended on skittish financial markets a skittish young girl Synonyms and related words Able to be changed and lasting only a short time variable brief short-term derived words skittishly adverb Synonyms and related words Able to be changed and lasting only a short time variable brief short-term Synonyms and related words Feeling worried and nervous worried nervous upset Synonyms and related words Often changing your opinions fickle capricious flighty skittishness noun Synonyms and related words Impermanence and brevity brevity shifting sands discontinuity Synonyms and related words Feelings of worry and nervousness worry concern stress Synonyms and related words Often changing your opinions fickle capricious flighty
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