Skittery
Skittery adjective - Easily excited by nature.
Usage example: chickadees are skittery creatures, so don't expect them to linger at the bird feeder
Skittish
Skittish adjective - Easily excited by nature.
Usage example: the skittish colt leapt up when we approached
Skittery and skittish are semantically related. You can use "Skittery" instead an adjective "Skittish".
Nearby Word: skittishly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sensitive and skittery
- sensitive and skittish
- restive and skittery
- restive and skittish
- irritable and skittery
- irritable and skittish
- nervous and skittery
- nervous and skittish
- fidgety and skittery
- fidgety and skittish
- unstable and skittery
- unstable and skittish
- high-strung and skittery
- high-strung and skittish
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