skiddy

American

[skid-ee] / ˈskɪd i /

adjective

skiddier, skiddiest

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 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

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

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

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