upstartled

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adjective

Startled awake or into action.

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Meanings

adjectiveupstartled (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparablepoeticStartled awake or into action.

Origin

From up- + startled.

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Cite this entry
APA

upstartled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upstartled

MLA

“upstartled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upstartled. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upstartled,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upstartled.

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