Tom is skittish.
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Skittish
/ˈskɪtɪʃ/
Synonyms for "skittish" (156 found)
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explosiveexuberantfaddishfearfulfearingfearsomefeatherbrainedfickleflightyflirtatiousfriskyfrivolousfrolicsomefull of beansgamesomegaygiddygoosyharebrainedhearty
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high spiritedhigh strunghigh-mettledhigh-spiritedhigh-strunghighly emotionalhoity toityhyperesthetichyperpathichypersensitivein fearinarticulateinconstantinflammableirascibleirresponsibleirritableitchyjumpylight
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light-headedlivelymercurialmettlesomemousynervousoverrefinedoversensibleoversensitiveovertenderpassibleperturbableplayfulpricklyquicksilverrabbityrattlebrainedrefinedresponsiverestive
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restlessrollickingrollicksomerompishscaryscatterbrainedself-conscioussensitiveshakyshamefacedshamefastshiveryshrinkingshyskitteryspiritedsportivesprightlystammeringstartlishsupersensitivesympathetictactfultendertetchythin skinnedthin-skinnedticklishtimidtimoroustouchytoyingtremblingtremuloustrepidanttrigger happytrigger-happyundependableunpredictableunreliablevacillatingversatilevitalvivaciousvolatilevolcaniczestfulzippy
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7 entriesbehavioral traiteconomic conditionemotional statefinancial conditionmarket statepersonality traittemperament
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12 entriesCollocations
6 entriesskittish animalskittish behaviorskittish investorsskittish marketskittish moodskittish temperament
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15 total sentences available.
Tom's cat Felicity is skittish, but once you've befriended her, she won't leave you alone.
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Tom was skittish.
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I'm always skittish when it comes to car repair shops. I distrust many of them.
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