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Startlish

Star′tlish

(-tlĭsh)
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Adj.
Easily startled; apt to start; startish; skittish; – said especially of a horse.
[Colloq.]

Definition 2024


startlish

startlish

English

Adjective

startlish (comparative more startlish, superlative most startlish)

  1. (colloquial) Easily startled; skittish.