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skittery

skittery adjective: skittish.

Adjective

skittery (comparative skitterier, superlative skitteriest)

  1. skittish

Forms of skittery

comparativeskitterier
superlativeskitteriest

Origin of skittery

From skitter + -y.

Questions about skittery

What does skittery mean?
Skittery means skittish.
What part of speech is skittery?
Skittery is an adjective.

Words near skittery in the dictionary

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

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