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skitterish

skitterish adjective: skittish.

Adjective

skitterish (comparative more skitterish, superlative most skitterish)

  1. skittish

Forms of skitterish

comparativemore skitterish
superlativemost skitterish

Origin of skitterish

From skitter + -ish.

Questions about skitterish

What does skitterish mean?
Skitterish means skittish.
What part of speech is skitterish?
Skitterish is an adjective.

Words near skitterish in the dictionary

  1. skittered
  2. skitteriest
  3. skittering
  4. skitteringly
  5. skitterings
  6. skitterish
  7. skitters
  8. skittery
  9. skitting
  10. skittish
  11. skittishly

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