fiddle-footed

adjective

fid·​dle-foot·​ed ˌfi-dᵊl-ˈfu̇-təd 

1

: skittish, jumpy

a fiddle-footed horse

2

: prone to wander

the nameless fiddle-footed drifters, the shifty riders who traveled the back trails

—Luke Short

Synonyms

• excitable
• flighty
• fluttery
• high-strung
• hyper
• hyperactive
• hyperexcitable
• hyperkinetic
• jittery
• jumpy
• nervous
• skittery
• skittish
• spasmodic
• spooky

Examples of fiddle-footed in a Sentence

although fiddle-footed now, the kitten should settle down once it adjusts to its new home

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1