skittish

skit·tish  (sktsh)

adj.

1. Moving quickly and lightly; lively.

2. Restlessly active or nervous; restive.

3. Undependably variable; mercurial or fickle.

4. Shy; bashful.

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[Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skjta, to shoot; see shoot.]

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skittish·ly adv.

skittish·ness n.

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skittish [ˈskɪtɪʃ]

adj

1. playful, lively, or frivolous

2. difficult to handle or predict

3. Now rare coy

[probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse skjōta to shoot; see -ish]

skittishly  adv

skittishness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

skittish - unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) spooky, flighty, nervous excitable - easily excited

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skittish

adjective

1. nervous, lively, excitable, jumpy, restive, fidgety, highly strung, antsy (informal) The declining dollar gave heart to skittish investors.
nervous relaxed, calm, steady, composed, laid-back, placid, unfazed (informal), unflappable, unruffled, unexcitable

2. offbeat, bizarre, weird, way-out (informal), eccentric, novel, strange, unusual, rum (Brit. slang), uncommon, Bohemian, unconventional, far-out (slang), idiosyncratic, kinky (informal), off-the-wall (slang), unorthodox, oddball (informal), left-field (informal), freaky (slang), wacko (slang), outré, out there (slang) a fertile talent at war with a skittish sense of humour

Translations

skittish [ˈskɪtɪʃ] ADJ (= capricious) → caprichoso, delicado; (= nervous) [horse etc] → nervioso, asustadizo; (= playful) → juguetón

skittish [ˈskɪtɪʃ] adj

(= nervous) [person] → nerveux/euse; [animal] → nerveux/euse
The declining dollar gave heart to skittish investors → La baisse du dollar a redonné du cœur à des investisseurs nerveux.

(= frivolous) → frivole

skittish

adj (= playful) → übermütig, schelmisch; (= flirtatious) woman → neckisch, kokett; (= nervous) horse, investor → unruhig

skittish [ˈskɪtɪʃ] adj (horse, person) → ombroso/a