skittish

Questions about skittish

What does skittish mean?

skittish means "unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)".

How many syllables are in skittish?

skittish has 2 syllables: skit-tish. The stress falls on "skit". In IPA it is /ˈskɪtɪʃ/.

What is another word for skittish?

Close synonyms include flighty, spooky, nervous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is skittish a common word?

skittish is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.