skittish
- Easily scared or startled; timid.
- Wanton; changeable; fickle.
- Difficult to manage; tricky.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈskɪtɪʃ/
Etymology
Probably from skite (“to move lightly and hurriedly; to move suddenly, particularly in an oblique direction (Scotland, Northern England)”) + -ish; compare skitter.
nervous
chicken hearted
weak kneed
lily livered
oynak
ungebärdig płochliwy
tímido
timoroso
schichtig
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