skittish

Meaning

1. Easily scared or startled; timid.
2. Wanton; changeable; fickle.
3. Difficult to manage; tricky.

Synonyms

playful

shy

nervous

frivolous

faint-hearted

wild

flighty

spooky

timid

dastardly

fearful

😨

fickle

frolicsome

high-strung

inconstant

mealymouthed

mincing

pusillanimous

sheepish

skulker

slow

tense

timorous

tricky

weak-kneed

white livered

yellow

chicken hearted

pavid

trepid

weak kneed

boggler

lily livered

adaptable

flinchy

arch

bashful

changeable

coltish

corky

coward

cowardly

craven

Translations

scheu

tímido

asustadizo

aldatıcı

hafif

ängstlich

😨

utangaç

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.