Definitions for: Skittish

[adj] unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

Webster (1913) Definition: Skit"tish, a. [See Skit, v. t.]
1. Easily frightened; timorous; shy; untrustworthy; as, a
skittish colt. ``A restiff, skittish jade.'' --L'Estrange.

2. Wanton; restive; freakish; volatile; changeable; fickle.
``Skittish Fortune's hall.'' --Shak. -- Skit"tish*ly,
adv. -- Skit"tish*ness, n.

Synonyms: excitable, nervous, spooky