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is skittish
adjective
Easily scared or startled; timid.
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The rush is skittish and improbable.
It is skittish with edge and tension.
If someone is skittish, you can tell.
Cheever's debut novel is skittish, mercurial and ringing with life.
In our interview, Lachlan is skittish and put-upon.
"He is skittish; he is scared back there," Kelly said of Kolb after the game.
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So investors are skittish.
"People are skittish.
The cults were skittish.
"You're being skittish".
Investors are skittish.
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