skit ‧ tish /ˈskɪtɪʃ/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Perhaps from Old Norse skjota 'to shoot' ]
1 . an animal, especially a horse, that is skittish gets excited or frightened very easily
2 . a person who is skittish is not very serious, and their feelings, behaviour, and opinions keep changing
3 . if people who buy ↑ share s are skittish, they are nervous and worried about them dropping in value, and might sell the shares that they own because of this SYN jittery :
Some skittish Wall Street investors are staying away from the market.
—skittishly adverb