skittish
adjective
Origin of skittish
Related Words for skittish
jumpy, giddy, fearful, edgy, fickle, restive, excited, capricious, changeable, combustible, dizzy, excitable, fidgety, flighty, frivolous, harebrained, high-strung, irresponsible, lightheaded, livelyExamples from the Web for skittish
Contemporary Examples of skittish
In the Senate, Republicans are skittish about border security (among other issues, but mainly border security).
Banks were just too skittish to loan out their new reserves.
The White House has been so skittish over the Republican attacks on the bill that Obama barely mentions it on the campaign trail.
VIRGO As skittish as you can be, you tap into a new confidence and ease now.
Without the support of Republicans who ran on no-new-taxes pledges, Boehner would have to woo Democrats skittish of Medicare cuts.
Historical Examples of skittish
"There's only about a dozen guests there now, so you needn't get skittish," says he.
Shorty McCabeSewell Ford
Usually he was not skittish nor afraid of trains or engines.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Sunny SouthLaura Lee Hope
The horse is "skittish" and playful in the morning, not so much so at night.
The Story of the MindJames Mark Baldwin
"Shady says the roan's too skittish for any of the young ladies—" he suggested.
Blue Bonnet's Ranch PartyC. E. Jacobs
Of course it's silly for a girl who's nearly nineteen to be as skittish as I am.
Otherwise PhyllisMeredith Nicholson