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skiddy

American  
[skid-ee] / ˈskɪd i /

adjective

skiddier, skiddiest
  1. tending to skid or cause skidding.

    a skiddy shopping cart; an icy, skiddy driveway.


Etymology

Origin of skiddy

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

Example Sentences

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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.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2025

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.

From BBC Mar. 3, 2025

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.

From New York Times Nov. 15, 2020

BST15:40 34 min: Dnipro get on the attack and Seleznyov hammers a low, skiddy shot at goal which Andujar just manages to tip wide.

From The Guardian May 14, 2015

Economists need cool heads and cold hearts for this sort of work, and they must write in icy, often skiddy prose.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Harmison and Flintoff provided pace and bounce, Jones the skiddier threat and Hoggard genuine swing.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Secondly, the ball's tendency to have a lower, skiddier bounce on grass means Raducanu's serve and groundstrokes have more punch.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

Ecclestone's height generates a lot more bounce, while Smith is skiddier and her strength comes from her accuracy.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2025

The shorter, skiddier bowlers such as Curran and Wood have struggled for wickets in the middle overs.

From BBC Mar. 6, 2023

Folk singer Woody Guthrie, who spent time in Skid Row, declared it “the skiddiest of all Skid Rows” in his 1943 autobiography “Bound For Glory.”

From Washington Times Mar. 2, 2015

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