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Skiddish vs. Skittish
Skiddish
/ˈskɪdɪʃ/Examples:
The cat was skiddish and darted from room to room.Her skiddish laughter echoed through the quiet hall.A skiddish movement in the bushes caught his attention.
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Skittish
/ˈskɪtɪʃ/Examples:
The skittish horse sidestepped nervously at every sound.Investors remained skittish amid market uncertainties.Her skittish reaction worried the team ahead of the presentation.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Recall that skittish is the more formal and widely recognized term for describing something that is easily scared or nervous.
- Skiddish is often seen as a nonstandard variant or misspelling of skittish and is not found in standard dictionaries.
- To remember the correct spelling, link skittish with kit, a small and lively creature, which is often used to describe someone who is jumpy.
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