fiddle-footed

fid·dle–foot·ed

adj \ˌfi-d^əl-ˈfu̇-təd\

Definition of FIDDLE-FOOTED

1

: skittish, jumpy <a fiddle–footed horse>

2

: prone to wander <the nameless fiddle–footed drifters, the shifty riders who traveled the back trails — Luke Short>

First Known Use of FIDDLE-FOOTED

1941

Related to FIDDLE-FOOTED

Synonyms: fiddle-footed, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hyper, hyperactive, hyperexcitable, hyperkinetic, jittery, jumpy, nervous, skittery, skittish, spasmodic, spooky

Antonyms: imperturbable, nerveless, unexcitable, unflappable, unshakable

Related Words: hot-blooded, mercurial, temperamental, unstable, volatile, volcanic; anxious, edgy, flibbertigibbety, nervy, tense, uptight; emotional, emotionalistic, hypersensitive, intense, sensitive, soulful; dramatic, histrionic, melodramatic; irascible, irritable, perturbable, prickly, testy, touchy

Near Antonyms: calm, collected, cool, serene, tranquil; easy, easygoing, laid-back, relaxed

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