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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


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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.

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

In the gathering gloom and on a skiddy surface, Taylor, who was taller than his Czechslovakian opponent, was outmanoeuvred, losing three straight games to surrender the match.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2012

Otherwise they were far superior, sticking to a creative game on a skiddy surface even when outnumbered.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 28, 2011

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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