Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Apt to start; easily startled or frightened; skittish.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective rare Apt to start; skittish.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Tending to start in fright; skittish.

Etymologies

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start +‎ -ful

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