Skittish
Pronunciation : Skit"tish
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [See Skit, v. t.]
Definition : 1. Easily frightened; timorous; shy; untrustworthy; as, a skittish colt. "A restiff, skittish jade." L'Estrange.
2. Wanton; restive; freakish; volatile; changeable; fickle. "Skittish Fortune's hall." Shak. -- Skit"tish*ly, adv. -- Skit"tish*ness, n.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913