skittery
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of skittery
Example Sentences
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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
Instead, he reminds me of a curious faun: skittery, friendly, interested but naturally shy.
From The Guardian • Oct. 20, 2019
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
But that is Louise all over: snippy and skittery, though always first with the news, whether she understands a word of it or not.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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