| 释义 |
startish, a. rare.|ˈstɑːtɪʃ|
[f. start v. + -ish.]
Apt to start or jib.
1730Bailey (fol.) Startish, Startly, apt to start as some Horses, &c. 1768Tucker Lt. Nat. (1834) I. 203 Sometimes he [the horse] may prove startish or restive, turning out of the way, or running into a pond to drink. 1791Nairne Poems 79 The startish beast took fright, and flop The mad-brain'd rider tumbled, neck and crop! |