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skittery

[ skit-uh-ree ]

adjective



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Word History and Origins

Origin of skittery1

First recorded in 1900–05; skitter + -y 1
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Example Sentences

But that is Louise all over: snippy and skittery, though always first with the news, whether she understands a word of it or not.

The saxophonist Charles Lloyd’s composition “Monk’s Dance” pays homage to the pianist Thelonious Monk, and he shares it with a redoubtable pianist: Jason Moran, who starts the track with a skittery, vertiginous, harmonically restless intro that also hints at ragtime.

Variety called it a "skittery sequel loaded down with MCU baggage", but Screen Rant pointed out that its "Rotten Tomatoes audience score Is way better than expected after negative early reviews".

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Ferran Paredes Rubio’s vivid on-location photography, Carmine Guarino’s scenic design, Susanna Mastroianni’s costumes and a soundtrack that combines English- and Italian-language pop with Enzo Avitabile’s skittery, dissonant original music keep you in a pleasant cocoon of sensation — like the films of Paolo Sorrentino but more connected to the earth.

Acerbic and mischievous, Yard Act's skittery post-punk anthems are peppered with wry observations on post-Brexit Britain.

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