The horse pranced around skittishly. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a skittish horse. ,a skittish mood. From Dictionary.com.
He drove a roan colt which went rather skittishly. From Wordnik.com. [Little Lost Sister] Reference
Investors reacted skittishly to another personnel change. From Wordnik.com. [NovaGold] Reference
My horse danced skittishly, sidled away from the minotaur's horns. From Wordnik.com. [The Reign of Istar]
As she moved from stall to stall, the horses nickered and stamped skittishly. From Wordnik.com. [The crush]
To our right was a tall mare who turned her head in our direction, skittishly. From Wordnik.com. [The Magic of Recluce]
They behave skittishly, as if painfully aware of the possibility of detection. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-04-01] Reference
Mista pranced skittishly as a patch of shadow near her hooves swirled expanded. From Wordnik.com. [Curse of the Shadowmage]
Mnementh, his eyes flashing with excitement, hovered skittishly over the ledge. From Wordnik.com. [DragonFlight]
The other skittishly danced backward and forward on his long legs and longer arms. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
Rose looked at Kylie, who glanced around her skittishly, all the spark gone from her eyes. From Wordnik.com. [When Rose Wakes] Reference
The unicorn stopped a good distance away from Idalia, prancing skittishly, nostrils flaring. From Wordnik.com. [Tran Siberian] Reference
He took the lead rope back and led Allegra outside to the ring, the horse curveting skittishly. From Wordnik.com. [In Gordath Wood: Writer Patrice Sarath » Deleted scenes — Joe and the three women] Reference
Markets are bound to react skittishly as the Fed reverts to a less predictable monetary policy. From Wordnik.com. [Bernanke-Speak] Reference
The media over here has almost as a WHOLE reacted very skittishly to airing an image of that cartoon. From Wordnik.com. [Scripting News for 2/8/2006 « Scripting News Annex] Reference
Three-Legs jumped skittishly, but Sima rubbed her nose and uttered soothing noises, and she quickly stilled. From Wordnik.com. [Circles of Stone] Reference
But they'd barely dismounted when Valdien began behaving skittishly, fretting and shaking his head nervously. From Wordnik.com. [Tran Siberian] Reference
Louisa seemed nervous and febrile suddenly, like an untrained horse edging skittishly towards the skirmish line. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Rifles]
Indeed, the movie was supposed to open with thematic resonance on November 5, but was then, skittishly, delayed. From Wordnik.com. [R for Revolution] Reference
The increasing breeze, blowing against the ocean current, kicked up a lively chop, on which the dory danced skittishly. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
A bit skittishly, the mare let him stroke her long dark mane, let him examine her flanks and hooves for identifying markings. From Wordnik.com. [The Dark Queen]
I remember skittishly taking refuge in my own amused mother's lap the night before I moved far from home for my first real job. From Wordnik.com. [Fly Where I Can't Hold You] Reference
She took long breaks for costume changes and behaved skittishly, giving her backing singers a disproportionate amount of vocals. From Wordnik.com. [Whitney Houston] Reference
He grinned skittishly, as if he had just recalled that hierodules dedicated to the Merciless One cast no judgment and made no comment. From Wordnik.com. [Spirit Gate] Reference
Randall was not skittishly inclined, all was "war hawk.". From Wordnik.com. [Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. Or, The Rambles And Adventures Of Bob Tallyho, Esq., And His Cousin, The Hon. Tom Dashall, Through The Metropolis; Exhibiting A Living Picture Of Fashionable Characters, Manners, And Amusements In High And Low Life (1821)] Reference
The original edition contained a preface dealing very skittishly with. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Arnold] Reference
Fischer also deals skittishly with Champlain's love life, or lack thereof. From Wordnik.com. [Sigmund, Carl and Alfred] Reference
\par The messenger girl looked Acorna up and down quickly, even a bit skittishly. From Wordnik.com. [Acorna's People]
Mist gently bounced off the water and the squirrels danced skittishly about the trees. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference
Caribou are everywhere, grazing the tundra while skittishly keeping an eye out for wolves. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
It moved skittishly, prancing sideways. From Wordnik.com. [Genellan- Planetfall]
So the ship rose lightly, almost skittishly. From Wordnik.com. [Operation: Outer Space] Reference
I asked skittishly. From Wordnik.com. [Blonde, Black and Blood Red] Reference
It responded skittishly. From Wordnik.com. [Space Tug] Reference
She wriggled skittishly. From Wordnik.com. [The Cruise of a Deathtime]
"What, here?" he stammered skittishly. From Wordnik.com. [Mid Flinx]
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