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   Skittish , a. [See Skit, v. t.]
   Easily frightened; timorous; shy; untrustworthy; as, a skittish colt. “A restiff, skittish jade.”
   L'Estrange.
   
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   Wanton; restive; freakish; volatile; changeable; fickle. “Skittish Fortune's hall.”
   Shak.
   
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   -- Skit"tish*ly, adv. -- Skit"tish*ness, n.
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