Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skittery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
skit-tery
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

skittish

Etymology

From skitter + -y.

Inflected Forms

skitterier (comparative) skitteriest (superlative)

Questions

What does skittery mean?
skittish
Where does skittery come from?
From skitter + -y.

How to pronounce skittery

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