skittish
skit|tish /sk'ɪtɪʃ/
1 [ADJ]
If you describe a person or animal as skittish, you mean they are easily made frightened or excited.
The declining dollar gave heart to skittish investors.
= nervous
2 [ADJ]
Someone who is skittish does not concentrate on anything or take life very seriously.
...his relentlessly skittish sense of humour.
1 [ADJ]
If you describe a person or animal as skittish, you mean they are easily made frightened or excited.
The declining dollar gave heart to skittish investors.
= nervous
2 [ADJ]
Someone who is skittish does not concentrate on anything or take life very seriously.
...his relentlessly skittish sense of humour.