Sensitive
Skittery
Skittery adjective - Easily excited by nature.
Usage example: chickadees are skittery creatures, so don't expect them to linger at the bird feeder
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- emotional and sensitive
- emotional and skittery
- irritable and sensitive
- irritable and skittery
- nervous and sensitive
- nervous and skittery
- touchy and sensitive
- touchy and skittery
- unstable and sensitive
- unstable and skittery
- high-strung and sensitive
- high-strung and skittery
- tense and sensitive
- tense and skittery
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