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Search phrase: skittish

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King Edward IIIE3 III.iii.32Thou, like a skittish and untamed colt,Thou like a skittish and vntamed coult,
Troilus and CressidaTC prologue.20Now expectation, tickling skittish spiritsNow Expectation tickling skittish spirits,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.134How some men creep in skittish Fortune's hall,How some men creepe in skittish fortunes hall,
Twelfth NightTN II.iv.18Unstaid and skittish in all motions else,Vnstaid and skittish in all motions else,

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skittishchangeable, fickle, inconstant
soiledfully fed with fresh fodder; lively, skittish

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skittishsoiled

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SKITTISHBASICskittish adj

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