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Easily startled, nervous, or unsettled.
adjective
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skittish
The skittish horse stopped at the sound of a falling branch.
Dictionary practice example.
The tired narrator sounded irritable, reacting sharply to routine questions, and a first-time puppeteer grew skittish whenever a backstage door slammed.
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