Usually means: Nervous and unpredictably quick movements.
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  1. skittery: Merriam-Webster
  2. skittery: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. skittery: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. skittery: Collins English Dictionary
  5. skittery: Wordnik
  6. skittery: Wiktionary
  7. skittery: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. skittery: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. skittery: Dictionary.com
  10. skittery: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  skittish

Similar:
skitterish, skittish, fiddle-footed, bogglish, startlish, startish, spooky, skiddish, startful, jittery, more...

Opposite:
steady, calm, composed, unwavering

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Similar:
skitterish, skittish, fiddle-footed, bogglish, startlish, startish, spooky, skiddish, startful, jittery, more...

Opposite:
steady, calm, composed, unwavering



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