Startlish
adj, slang
adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Easily startled; skittish. colloquial
"He stirred up in a kind of a startlish way; but when he see it was only me he took a good gap and stretch, and then he says: “Hello, what's up? Don't cry, bub. What's the trouble?”"
Example
More examples"He stirred up in a kind of a startlish way; but when he see it was only me he took a good gap and stretch, and then he says: “Hello, what's up? Don't cry, bub. What's the trouble?”"
Etymology
From startle + -ish.
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