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Meaning of "skittery" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SKITTERY

skittery  [ˈskɪtərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKITTERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Skittery is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SKITTERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of skittery in the English dictionary

The definition of skittery in the dictionary is twitchy; on edge.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKITTERY


auditory
ˈɔːdɪtərɪ
budgetary
ˈbʌdʒɪtərɪ
circulatory
ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪtərɪ
depository
dɪˈpɒzɪtərɪ
dormitory
ˈdɔːmɪtərɪ
hereditary
hɪˈrɛdɪtərɪ
inhibitory
ɪnˈhɪbɪtərɪ
military
ˈmɪlɪtərɪ
monetary
ˈmʌnɪtərɪ
monitory
ˈmɒnɪtərɪ
oscillatory
ˌɒsɪˈleɪtərɪ
participatory
pɑːtɪsɪˈpeɪtərɪ
planetary
ˈplænɪtərɪ
proprietary
prəˈpraɪɪtərɪ
regulatory
ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪtərɪ
repository
rɪˈpɒzɪtərɪ
sanitary
ˈsænɪtərɪ
solitary
ˈsɒlɪtərɪ
territory
ˈtɛrɪtərɪ
unitary
ˈjuːnɪtərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKITTERY

skirter
skirting
skirting board
skirtings
skirtless
skirtlike
skit
skitch
skite
skitter
skittish
skittishly
skittishness
skittle
skittle alley
skittle out
skittles
skive
skiver
skivie

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKITTERY

assault and battery
battery
buttery
cattery
dry battery
dry-cell battery
field battery
flattery
fluttery
guttery
jittery
lottery
mystery
National Lottery
postcode lottery
pottery
rattery
sluttery
solar battery
storage battery
tottery

Synonyms and antonyms of skittery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «skittery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKITTERY

Find out the translation of skittery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of skittery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «skittery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

skittery
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

skittery
570 millions of speakers

English

skittery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

skittery
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

skittery
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

skittery
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

skittery
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

skittery
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

skittery
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skittery
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fleckig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

skittery
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

광택 얼룩
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skittery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

skittery
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

skittery
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Skittery
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

skittery
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

skittery
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skittery
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

skittery
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

skittery
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

skittery
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skittery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skittery
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skittery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of skittery

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKITTERY»

The term «skittery» is used very little and occupies the 160.043 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKITTERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «skittery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «skittery» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about skittery

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKITTERY»

Discover the use of skittery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skittery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Skittery Kitten and the Scaredy Cat
One day, Mrs. Brown decides to visit her nearby shelter and adopt a kitten, but instead she finds both a little skittery kitten and a great big scaredy cat, and decides to adopt them both. Find out what it takes to win their trust.
‎2009
2
The Coloration of Wool and Other Keratin Fibres
Damage to the epicuticle can also be caused by mechanical processing, and skittery dyeings caused by such damage are indistinguishable from natural tippiness. Acid levelling dyes migrate at the boil and therefore, although the initial dyeing ...
David M. Lewis, John A. Rippon, 2013
3
The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
Som.l There they was a-viIlin' their pockets so vast as ever they could, and when they reed me, 'cause i had my Zinday coat on, they thort 'twas maister, an' didn ' em skittery! Dav. They youngsters hes 'appy lot. They do boppee an' shitteree ...
Joseph Wright
4
Men Made In America Mega-Bundle: The Redemption of Deke ...
... rumpled bed to his dark eyes. “Because,” she said, “there are just more important things to show you in the living room.” “Okay,” he said, as gently as if he were talking to a skittery mouse. She felt skittery. It wasn't just this increasingly strange ...
Gayle Wilson, Marie Ferrarella, Jennifer Greene, 2007
5
Flora Segunda: Being the Magickal Mishaps of a Girl of ...
His lips grew warmer, and now I was shivering—not with cold, but with a skittery feeling deep inside, not entirely unpleasant. Iopened myeyes. Hispupilshad dilated brightas coldfire. Glittering. Afaint tinge of to enormous purple circles, color ...
Ysabeau S. Wilce, 2008
6
Understanding Death: The Most Important Event of Your Life
My sparrow, you are not here, Waiting like a fern, making a spiney shadow. The sides of wet stones cannot console me, Nor the moss, wound with the last light. If only I could nudge you from this sleep, My maimed darling, my skittery pigeon.
John S. Hatcher, 2009
7
Prodigal Pig Bait
Ya were so angry Kimball showed up ya tossed the skittery whelp into a glass table right on his bollocks." Joseph said with a grin. They both began chuckling despite the tension between them. "I am back here ya know." Rich said and they  ...
Susan Becker
8
The Days Are Gods
... useless at keeping up when hiking, barking skittery hot-house flowers of dogs I kept inside (and loved on with ferocity, knowing I can't get the breed again now till I'm ancient and not going anywhere outside, barking mad and skittery myself).
Liz Stephens, 2013
9
The Whole Stupid Way We Are
... says Skint. “That is not the same as a field trip to the Center to make God's eyes out of Popsicle sticks.” “I don't want them to think I don't want to help the elderly, though.” “Well, you don't. You hate being around old people. You get all skittery.
N. Griffin, 2014
10
The Daredevil Tycoon / Hired: Sassy Assistant (Mills & Boon ...
And she did notdo skittery. Not normally. Notever. There wasjustsomething about this man. She actually wanted to see himagain. Orwasit the man in the bookshe wanted tomeet?There was only oneway to find out. And he was due toarrive ...
Barbara McMahon, Nina Harrington, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKITTERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skittery is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Review: Migos Prove Their Staying Power on 'Yung Rich Nation'
Within six months, the skittery, Zaytoven-produced track “Versace” had gone even more viral, with Drake mimicking Quavo's flow on its remix and critics lauding ... «SPIN, Jul 15»
2
Lianne La Havas, Blood, review: 'poetic'
... but La Havas is just as likely to warp into the skittery clubland rhythms of drum'n'bass or introduce a fuzzed-up anthemic rock chorus (both of which arrestingly ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Hip Hop Dance, St Mary's Park, New York — review
The group Full Circle excels in floor work, but here the upended jigsaw legs harmonised with braided standing steps that this crew made buoyant and skittery, ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
4
Logging miles on a logging trail
Pastoral fields and, whoops, a slithery bull snake, almost as long as the trail was wide. Brilliantly colored thistles, and skittery marmots, salamanders and ground ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
5
Riding along former timber routes
Brilliantly colored thistles, and skittery marmots, salamanders and “squeaks,” ground squirrels that played impromptu games of chicken and narrowly avoided ... «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»
6
Review: Emotional adventure Inside Out among Pixar's best
There's the glass-half-full Joy (Amy Poehler), skittery doomsayer Fear (Bill Hader), determined justice-seeker Anger (Lewis Black), gatekeeper of all that's ... «Manawatu Standard, Jul 15»
7
Mountain bikers ride trail once used for moving timber
Brilliantly colored thistles, and skittery marmots, salamanders and “squeaks,” ground squirrels that played impromptu games of chicken and narrowly avoided ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
8
NXNE 2015: Women rule the fest
The seminal slow jam's contrast between skittery, heart-racing drums and Aaliyah's coolly confident vocals became Timbaland's and production/songwriting ... «NOW Magazine, Jun 15»
9
Cube still getting stuck in awkward spaces
For Zoey and her two children, Cube is a welcome addition and is well loved. "He is still very small and skittery," Zoey said. Ad Feedback. "At the moment he still ... «The Southland Times, Jan 15»
10
Finding a sense of isolation and anxiety in Alberto Giacometti's 'Man …
It's not at all original to say that Giacometti's sculptures, with their small, skittery figures with blurred outlines, are a kind of representation of distance, the way a ... «Baltimore City Paper, Jan 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Skittery [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/skittery>. Apr 2024 ».
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