skittishly


skit·tish

S0455600 (skĭt′ĭsh)adj.1. Moving quickly and lightly; lively.2. Restlessly active or nervous; restive.3. Undependably variable; mercurial or fickle.4. Shy; bashful.
[Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skjōta, to shoot; see shoot.]
skit′tish·ly adv.skit′tish·ness n.
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Adv.1.skittishly - in a skittish manner; "the horse pranced around skittishly"
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