skiddy

[skid-ee]

adjective

skiddier, skiddiest 

1. tending to skid or cause skidding.

   a skiddy shopping cart; an icy, skiddy driveway.

Word History and Origins

Origin of skiddy¹

First recorded in 1900–05; skid + -y ¹

Example Sentences

"She gets way more drift and movement through the air than most other spinners, it is the dream as a left-arm spinner. She is an incredibly tough bowler to face because you don't have many options - you can't sweep her either, because she's skiddy and that will challenge the lbw."

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While Deep's skiddy nature found seam movement, the 1.1 degrees of swing India found with the new ball was almost double what England had managed.

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While the other three semi-finalists have had to balance a squad for the pace of Lahore or the skiddy bounce of Karachi, India have not.

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Amid Smith’s onslaught, Pakistan were at least forced to employ Mahmood and Salman Agha, yet it was the skiddy Sajid that mopped up the tail, celebrating with his trademark one-legged Kabbadi pose.

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Stroll started from pole ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen on a resurfaced and skiddy circuit not used in Formula One since 2011, compared to an “ice rink” by Hamilton.

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