skittish

The crowd is an assortment of reporters, posse members, film students, and very skittish men sporting huge AOL headphones.

And not surprisingly, firms also are notoriously skittish about revealing their diversity data.

They sense you tensing up at peculiar moments, acting skittish, laughing a little too hard, over-feigning outrage or surprise.

The American Jewish establishment seems a lot more skittish about the idea.

It should be no surprise that the unionless, privacy-skittish social network is itself a communitarian totem.

He was a skittish horse, gentle, as Andy explained, but "pow'ful nervous—had to be sort o' coaxed along."

"They're a skittish lot, the Orleans; they might take it in their heads to fight," suggested Muroc, with a little grin.

But they had men in their ranks, high-tempered men who, like so many skittish colts, wouldn't stand without hitching.

Pablito pursued his way in a serious mood, also busy with his skittish quadruped.

It'll take some skittish steerin', fur ef the old raft jest teches the rocks she'll go all to slivers.'