skittishly
- r in a skittish manner
the horse pranced around skittishly
- The rest of the world skittishly watched.
- NLRB and WLB have skittishly skirted the question.
- Few noticed that five furlongs back a 40-to-1 longshot called Plenty Papaya broke skittishly from the starting gate and lunged for the outer rail.