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SKITTISHLY
skittishly
(adverb) in a skittish manner; “the horse pranced around skittishly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
skittishly (comparative more skittishly, superlative most skittishly)
In a skittish manner.
Source: Wiktionary
SKITTISH
Skit"tish, a. Etym: [See Skit, v. t.]
1. Easily frightened; timorous; shy; untrustworthy; as, a skittish colt. "A restiff, skittish jade." L'Estrange.
2. Wanton; restive; freakish; volatile; changeable; fickle. "Skittish Fortune's hall." Shak.
– Skit"tish*ly, adv.
– Skit"tish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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