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startfulness

startfulness noun: tendency to be startled; skittishness.

Noun

startfulness (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Tendency to be startled; skittishness.

Origin of startfulness

From startful + -ness.

Questions about startfulness

What does startfulness mean?
Startfulness means tendency to be startled; skittishness.
What part of speech is startfulness?
Startfulness is a noun.

Words near startfulness in the dictionary

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

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