Definition of "skittishly" []

• In a skittish manner. (adverb)

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• "The blaze-faced chestnut was sensitive to the change in mood and began acting up, breaking stride and dancing skittishly around a turn."
• "Gillian Keith fizzed skittishly and effortlessly as Zerbinetta, an acidulous sop to Orla Boylan's munificent, creamy but variably toned Ariadne."
• "She took long breaks for costume changes and behaved skittishly, giving her backing singers a disproportionate amount of vocals."