skittery

skit·tery

adj \ˈski-tə-rē\

Definition of SKITTERY

: skittish

Examples of SKITTERY

1. <chickadees are skittery creatures, so don't expect them to linger at the bird feeder>

First Known Use of SKITTERY

1941

Related to SKITTERY

Synonyms: fiddle-footed, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hyper, hyperactive, hyperexcitable, hyperkinetic, jittery, jumpy, nervous, excitable, 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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Rhymes with SKITTERY

glittery, jittery, twittery