skittery

American  

[skit-uh-ree] / ˈskɪt ə ri /

adjective

1. skittish.

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Etymology

Origin of skittery

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

Example Sentences

Variety called it a "skittery sequel loaded down with MCU baggage", but Screen Rant pointed out that its "Rotten Tomatoes audience score Is way better than expected after negative early reviews".

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

On Thursday, some of the quick, chattering rhythms at the work’s center were still skittery, but broader sections played to Noseda’s and the orchestra’s strengths: big, generous gestures of sturdy sound.

From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2020

A brief audience Q&A follows; with Bowie shy and skittery and perhaps otherwise altered, it has the air of a polite First Contact.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2016

In Ryan, the gray, grainy, skittery feel of the invasion of Normandy clashes with the gauzy shots of the aged Matt Damon at the grave sites.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2012

Even to Scarlett he seemed shadowy in the deepening dusk, like something that was almost not there, a shimmer of heat haze, a skittery leaf that for a moment had seemed to be a boy.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman