Hyperkinetic
Hyperkinetic adjective - Easily excited by nature.
Usage example: an elderly couple who are unable to control their hyperkinetic grandson
Skittery and hyperkinetic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Skittery" instead an adjective "Hyperkinetic".
Skittery
Skittery adjective - Easily excited by nature.
Usage example: chickadees are skittery creatures, so don't expect them to linger at the bird feeder
Hyperkinetic and skittery are semantically related. You can use "Hyperkinetic" instead an adjective "Skittery".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- emotional and hyperkinetic
- emotional and skittery
- nervous and hyperkinetic
- nervous and skittery
- high-strung and hyperkinetic
- high-strung and skittery
- jumpy and hyperkinetic
- jumpy and skittery
- anxious and hyperkinetic
- anxious and skittery
- excitable and hyperkinetic
- excitable and skittery
- skittish and hyperkinetic
- skittish and skittery
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