Characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright.
1 He was trained for battle: swift, responsive, with no hint of skittishness .
2 Sam had produced a horse complete with saddle and a reputed skittishness .
3 I jumped and then looked around, hoping my skittishness hadn't been noticed.
4 Economists say bringing in a new regulator could add to foreign investors' skittishness .
5 Technical indicators remained downbeat, underscoring investor skittishness as the global economy remains uncertain.
6 Was such skittishness because she was used to violent treatment from Mr. Lioncroft?
7 That nerviness was coming out in a kind of prancy skittishness .
8 A certain skittishness concerning cost-recovery has made people unsure exactly what to do.
9 Seller skittishness could slow the pace of Chinese outbound M&A growth.
10 July 18 (Reuters) - Investor skittishness is getting expensive for financial advisers.
11 Gone is the squirrel-like skittishness -the boys' movements seem more measured, less twitchy.
12 His skittishness is integral to the safety of the pack.
13 No man likes to see his emotions the sport of a merry-go-round of skittishness .
14 The skittishness moves serve to highlight the region's vulnerabilities ahead of its impressive growth profile.
15 The global outbreak appears mild, but skittishness is evident.
16 I had an unfamiliar skittishness about my own judgment.
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