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1 asombradizo
adj.1 fearful, timid, easily frightened.2 easily astonished, easily scared.* * *ADJ easily alarmed -
2 stampeder
1) OED: 1862. A horse, cow, or steer that is easily alarmed and bolts suddenly; also an animal that frequently causes a herd of cattle to stampede.2) California?: 1862. The OED indicates that this term also refers to a person who participates in a sudden, spontaneous, irrational movement of people, such as a gold rush.
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