skiddy

American  

[skid-ee] / ˈskɪd i /

adjective

skiddier, skiddiest

1. tending to skid or cause skidding.

   a skiddy shopping cart; an icy, skiddy driveway.

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Etymology

Origin of skiddy

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

Example Sentences

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skiddy skiddier skiddiest

Add in the angle Stokes' action creates and the skiddy nature of Wood and, in theory, England have strong variety despite the lack of a left-arm option.

From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025

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.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2024

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

EST 14:18 Weather report There’s light sleet and rain in Kyiv, which is sure to make the pitch skiddy.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2016

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

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