See Also: skittery(dictionary)

onanism (iou) and skittery (iou)


onanism (iou)



onanism noun. E18.
[French onanisme or mod. Latin onasismus, from Onan, son of Judah, who practised coitus interruptus (Genesis 38:9): see -ISM.]
Masturbation. Also, coitus interruptus.
onanist noun a person who practises onanism M19.
ona'nistic adjective L19.

skittery (iou)



skittery adjective. E20.
[from SKITTER verb2 & noun2 + -Y1.]
Trifling. rare. E20.
Skittish, restless. M20.
A. Tyler Then he changed the subject. (He had a rather skittery mind.)
Producing or developing speckles in dyeing. M20.
skitteriness noun M20.