Definition of "skittery" [skittery]

• Moving quickly, restlessly, or irregularly; skittish. (adjective)

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• "Also, the previous car had a distracting body roll that gobbled up suspension travel, making the car skittery on uneven pavement."
• "She broke through in New Hampshire because she wasn't Cable Bachmann—skittery, combative—but Candidate Bachmann, sincere and accomplished."
• "And once we'd made the decision that we'd be looking at wood samples, that this was the plan unless something goes really drastically wrong, the skittery disappointed bit shut up."