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单词 startly
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startlyadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: startle v., -y suffix1.
Etymology: < startle v. + -y suffix1. Compare earlier startish adj. and slightly later startlish adj. Compare also earlier startling adj. 1. N.E.D. (1915) gives the pronunciation as /ˈstɑːtlɪ/.
Obsolete.
Easily startled; = startlish adj.
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the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adjective] > easily frightened or startled > of a horse
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1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Startly, apt to start.
1735 W. Pardon Dyche's New Gen. Eng. Dict. Startish or Startly, fearful, timorous, apt to jump, leap, &c. upon every Noise, &c.
1840 H. E. Manning Let. in E. S. Purcell Life Cardinal Manning (1895) I. 167 Don't be so startly, or you will frighten me.
1889 F. E. Gretton Memory's Harkback 148 I soon found that she [sc. a mare] was scared and startly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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