adjective · rare

skittish

skit·tish

skittish · more skittish · most skittish

нервовий

пугливый, боязливый

scheu, unberechenbar, schreckhaft, launisch

Easily scared or startledEasily scared or startled; timid.

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/ˈskɪtɪʃ/

» Tom is skittish.

Tom ist nervös.

Tom ist unruhig.

Tom ist übermütig.

Tom ist aufgekratzt.

Том полохливий.

Meaning

3 senses

Easily scared or startled; timid.
The dog likes people he knows, but he is skittish around strangers.
scheu, schreckhaft
пугли́выйpuglívyj, боязли́выйbojazlívyj
Wanton; changeable; fickle.
launisch, unberechenbar
Difficult to manage; tricky.

More definitions

unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

Examples

9 sentences

Tom is skittish.
Том полохливий.
deTom ist nervös.
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Partridges seem to be very skittish.
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Many people are skittish about sexual matters.
ruМногие избегают затрагивать вопросы пола.
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Are you always so skittish when meeting strangers?
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Investors are skittish about inflation.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

easily scared:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

easily scared:

fickle:

Origin

Probably from skite (“to move lightly and hurriedly; to move suddenly, particularly in an

Probably from skite (“to move lightly and hurriedly; to move suddenly, particularly in an oblique direction (Scotland, Northern England)”) + -ish; compare skitter.

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