startled
adjective
disturbed or agitated suddenly, as by surprise or alarm.
unstartled
-
a word derived from
startled.
Example Sentences
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The timorous doe stands with soft unstartled eyes across the path, sniffing with moist nostrils the expected cake.
From The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan by Lewis Wingfield
"It will do you all the good in the world," she replied angelically, but unstartled.
From The Regent by Arnold Bennett
Presently she sobbed out, "I loved him——" Captain Ross's "Is that so?" was entirely unstartled and matter-of-fact.
From The Disturbing Charm by Berta Ruck
And there again Hale found her, tense, upright, bareheaded again and her hands behind her; only her face was not uplifted and dreaming—it was turned toward him, unstartled and expectant.
From The Trail of the Lonesome Pine by John Fox
She turned, unstartled, but with an air of imperfect recognition.
From The Divine Fire by May Sinclair
