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Skittish

SKIT'TISH, adjective

1. Shy; easily frightened; shunning familiarity; timorous; as a restif skittish jade. L'Estrange.

2. Wanton; volatile; hasty.

3. Changeable; fickle; as skittish fortune.

 

 

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