startlishadj.

Brit.

/ˈstɑːtl̩ɪʃ/,

/ˈstɑːtlɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈstɑrd(ə)lɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: startle v., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < startle v. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier startish adj. Compare also earlier startling adj. 1 and startly adj.

Easily startled or frightened; (of a horse) prone to shying, skittish.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adjective] > easily frightened or startled > of a horse

startly1727

startlish1735

1735 W. Pardon Dyche's New Gen. Eng. Dict. Fearful..The Ancients represented this Disposition by a Wolf, which is said to be the most startlish of any Creature.

1796 C. M. Wieland Private Hist. of Peregrinus Proteus 323 The strange philosophic animal was described to her as uncommonly shy and startlish.

1799 T. R. Malthus Diary 22 July (1966) 177 The road..hung over the river with little or no defence against falling down the rocks in case of a startlish horse.

1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. II. xlv. 273 Both were spirited beasts..;—both were startlish, and the mare vicious.

1863 Mrs. H. Wood Verner's Pride II. xiii. 169 The sudden entrance startled her, albeit she was not of a startlish temperament.

1911 Harper's Monthly Mag. Jan. 276 We drove to town behind a startlish brown mare.

2013 P. Harding Enon 35 The bird wheeled back up... ‘It's a little startlish. You don't have to do it if you don't like.’

Derivatives

ˈstartlishness n. now rare

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [noun] > quality of shyness > condition of being easily startled

startfulness1803

startlishness1807

1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. III. lxxiv. 339 All night I remained wakeful—not in that state of feverish startlishness which the expectation of an early call occasions, but in melancholy thoughts and unavailing regret.

1836 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 40 618 The cab-horse had exhibited symptoms of startlishness.

1993 R. M. Schassburger Vocal Communication in Timber Wolf 30 This..may be accompanied by..tension, tremor, palpitation, rapid breathing, and especially startlishness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	startlish
释义	startlishadj. Brit. /ˈstɑːtl̩ɪʃ/, /ˈstɑːtlɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈstɑrd(ə)lɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: startle v., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < startle v. + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier startish adj. Compare also earlier startling adj. 1 and startly adj. Easily startled or frightened; (of a horse) prone to shying, skittish. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adjective] > easily frightened or startled > of a horse startly1727 startlish1735 1735 W. Pardon Dyche's New Gen. Eng. Dict. Fearful..The Ancients represented this Disposition by a Wolf, which is said to be the most startlish of any Creature. 1796 C. M. Wieland Private Hist. of Peregrinus Proteus 323 The strange philosophic animal was described to her as uncommonly shy and startlish. 1799 T. R. Malthus Diary 22 July (1966) 177 The road..hung over the river with little or no defence against falling down the rocks in case of a startlish horse. 1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. II. xlv. 273 Both were spirited beasts..;—both were startlish, and the mare vicious. 1863 Mrs. H. Wood Verner's Pride II. xiii. 169 The sudden entrance startled her, albeit she was not of a startlish temperament. 1911 Harper's Monthly Mag. Jan. 276 We drove to town behind a startlish brown mare. 2013 P. Harding Enon 35 The bird wheeled back up... ‘It's a little startlish. You don't have to do it if you don't like.’ Derivatives ˈstartlishness n. now rare ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [noun] > quality of shyness > condition of being easily startled startfulness1803 startlishness1807 1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. III. lxxiv. 339 All night I remained wakeful—not in that state of feverish startlishness which the expectation of an early call occasions, but in melancholy thoughts and unavailing regret. 1836 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 40 618 The cab-horse had exhibited symptoms of startlishness. 1993 R. M. Schassburger Vocal Communication in Timber Wolf 30 This..may be accompanied by..tension, tremor, palpitation, rapid breathing, and especially startlishness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1735
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