ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Skiddy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈskɪdi/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Skiddy is an adjective meaning Likely to skid, or cause skidding.

Meaning

Likely to skid, or cause skidding.

More Meanings

  1. Containing skidmarks.

Example Sentences

I suggested that it might be a good idea to get [the motorbike] in midsummer so that I could get plenty of practice in before the skiddy weather set in, but he thought there might be too much tourist traffic going through the town […]
“I thought those skiddy pants of yours would have been enough to frighten her away!” said Frank. The man did not look pleased that his underpants, which he’d washed only last month, had been described as skiddy. He sat up to inspect them. “Whose pants are you calling—? Oh dear.”

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Related dictionary entries include antiskid, skidproof, skidsteer, skatable, slidder, skate.

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