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skittishly

skittishly adverb: in a skittish manner.

Adverb

skittishly (comparative more skittishly, superlative most skittishly)

  1. In a skittish manner.

Forms of skittishly

comparativemore skittishly
superlativemost skittishly

Origin of skittishly

From skittish + -ly.

Questions about skittishly

What does skittishly mean?
Skittishly means in a skittish manner.
What part of speech is skittishly?
Skittishly is an adverb.

Words near skittishly in the dictionary

  1. skitterish
  2. skitters
  3. skittery
  4. skitting
  5. skittish
  6. skittishly
  7. skittishness
  8. skittle
  9. skittle alley
  10. skittle alleys
  11. skittle out

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