skittishly

adverb

Definition of skittishlynext
1
as in agitatedly

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2
as in playfully

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  1. desperately
  2. frantically
  3. trippingly
Adverb
  • As Chelsea’s players carve out their fifth straight UEFA Conference League victory, those in the stands desperately attempt to stay warm.
    Lucy Oliva, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The Cardinals are desperately trying to move the veteran third baseman, so a trade would likely come quite easily.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of desperately
Adverb
  • Thankfully, after a weekend spent frantically scrubbing her skin, Ryan did manage to remove most of the paint.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Bald and tired, Harley studied frantically from his hospital bed, clinging to schoolwork as a handhold on life.
    Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of frantically
Adverb
  • Then again, maybe $1,000 just rolls trippingly off the tongue and into Trump’s good graces.
    Stephen Gandel, The Seattle Times, 3 Feb. 2018
  • One man, whose arrogance and ego lead him trippingly into chaos of his own making, can turn a shining city on the hill into a shadowy, taudry replica of itself. …
    James Hohmann, Washington Post, 14 July 2017
Definition of trippingly
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