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startful

startful adjective: tending to be startled; skittish.

Adjective

startful (comparative more startful, superlative most startful)

  1. (archaic) Tending to be startled; skittish.

Forms of startful

comparativemore startful
superlativemost startful

Origin of startful

From start + -ful.

Words formed from startful

Questions about startful

What does startful mean?
Startful means tending to be startled; skittish.
What part of speech is startful?
Startful is an adjective.

Words near startful in the dictionary

  1. starterpacks
  2. starters
  3. starters for ten
  4. startest
  5. starteth
  6. startful
  7. startfulness
  8. starthistle
  9. starthistles
  10. starthroat
  11. starthroats

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