skittery

skit·ter·y

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skit-uh-ree]
- /ˈskɪt ə ri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skit-uh-ree]
- /ˈskɪt ə ri/

Definitions of skittery word

abbreviation SKITTERY skittish. 1
adjective skittery twitchy; on edge 0
abbreviation SKITTERY skittish 0

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Origin of skittery

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05; skitter + -y1

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Parts of speech for Skittery

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Skittery

skittery popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

skittery usage trend in Literature

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