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Definition of Startish
1. a. Apt to start; skittish; shy; -- said especially of a horse.
Definition of Startish
1. Adjective. (colloquial) Apt to start in fright; skittish; shy; said especially of a horse. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Startish
1. skittish [adj] - See also: skittish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Startish
Literary usage of Startish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journals of the Rev. Thomas Smith, and the Rev. Samuel Deane: Pastors of the by Thomas Smith, Samuel Deane, Samuel Freeman, William Willis (1849)
"... viz., a constant agitation at the pit of my stomach that expands all over me
with quick startish convulsions. 7. Had an extreme ill night. 8. Sunday. ..."
2. Boyer's French Dictionary: Comprising All the Additions and Improvements of by Abel Boyer (1833)
"startish, adj. un peu ombrageux. STARTLE, ra & ». effrayer, alarmer, surprendre,
tressaillir, trembler de peur. STARTLE, s. alarme,/", terreur soudaine. ..."
3. English Dialect Words of the Eighteenth Century as Shown in the "Universal by Nathan Bailey (1883)
"NC startish, somewhat apt to start. Startup, a sort of high Shoe. Statute Staple,
a Bond or Record, acknowledged before the Mayor, and one of the Constables ..."
4. Noble Dames and Notable Men of the Georgian Era by John Fyvie (1911)
"Perhaps sometimes he may prove startish or restive, turning out of the way, or
running into a pond to drink, maugre all endeavours to prevent him; ..."
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