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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