skittish
71Startlish — Star tlish ( tl[i^]sh), a. Easily startled; apt to start; startish; skittish; said especially of a horse. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …
72To be shot of — Shoot Shoot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shot}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shooting}. The old participle {Shotten} is obsolete. See {Shotten}.] [OE. shotien, schotien, AS. scotian, v. i., sce[ o]tan; akin to D. schieten, G. schie?en, OHG. sciozan, Icel. skj?ta,… …
73Umbrageous — Um*bra geous (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. ombraqeux shy, skittish, suspicious, in OF. also, shady. See {Umbrage}.] 1. Forming or affording a shade; shady; shaded; as, umbrageous trees or foliage. [1913 Webster] Umbrageous grots and caves Of cool recess,… …
74Umbrageously — Umbrageous Um*bra geous (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. ombraqeux shy, skittish, suspicious, in OF. also, shady. See {Umbrage}.] 1. Forming or affording a shade; shady; shaded; as, umbrageous trees or foliage. [1913 Webster] Umbrageous grots and caves Of… …
75Umbrageousness — Umbrageous Um*bra geous (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. ombraqeux shy, skittish, suspicious, in OF. also, shady. See {Umbrage}.] 1. Forming or affording a shade; shady; shaded; as, umbrageous trees or foliage. [1913 Webster] Umbrageous grots and caves Of… …
76Wimble — Wim ble, a. [Cf. Sw. vimmelkantig giddy, whimsical, dial. Sw. vimmla to be giddy or skittish, and E. whim.] Active; nimble.[Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …
77fiddle-footed — adjective Date: 1941 1. skittish, jumpy < a fiddle footed horse > 2. prone to wander < the nameless fiddle footed drifters, the shifty riders who traveled the back trails Luke Short > …
78flighty — adjective (flightier; est) Date: 1552 1. swift 2. lacking stability or steadiness: a. easily upset ; volatile < a flighty temper > b. easily excited ; skittish < a …
79skedaddle — intransitive verb (skedaddled; skedaddling) Etymology: probably alteration of British dialect scaddle to run off in a fright, from scaddle, adjective, wild, timid, skittish, from Middle English scathel, skadylle harmful, fierce, wild, of… …
80skeigh — adjective Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish skygg shy; akin to Old English scēoh shy more at shy Date: 1508 chiefly Scottish proudly spirited ; skittish …
