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What does skittishly mean?

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Adverb
  1. In a skittish manner.
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In a clearing past a grove of olive trees, a snowy white lamb stands skittishly behind its grazing mother.
I was also delighted by the way that Anna of Little Red Boat skittishly bent the concept towards her own ends.
Cassandra jumped skittishly as the door banged shut, suddenly dampening the sound of Randy's squabbling parents, leaving her in silence.
We began cheerfully, one might almost say skittishly, but our light-heartedness was gone by the time the first potato was finished.
They move skittishly with their hands and feet, followed by slower, extended phrases.
But most Democrats who are on the ballot in competitive races this year skittishly avoid such stark imagery.

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