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startful

adj

Etymology

From start + -ful.

  1. derived from *(s)ter-✻ — “to be stiff”
  2. inherited from *sturtijan✻ — “to startle, move, set in motion”
  3. inherited from styrtan — “to leap up, start”
  4. inherited from sterten — “to leap up suddenly, rush out”
  5. suffixed as startful — “start + ful”

Definitions

  1. Tending to be startled

    Tending to be startled; skittish.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA