planet-struck
[ plan-it-struhk ]
adjective
affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
stricken with terror; panic-stricken.
Origin of planet-struck
1First recorded in 1605–15
- Also plan·et-strick·en [plan-it-strik-uhn]. /ˈplæn ɪtˌstrɪk ən/.
Words Nearby planet-struck
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How to use planet-struck in a sentence
Nay, in making gooselings in embers: and starting as if they were planet-struck at the weak report of a pot-gun.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays | Robert DodsleyJunius says, in Letter 36, note: "Every coward pretends to be planet-struck."
Junius Unmasked | Joel Moody
British Dictionary definitions for planet-struck
planet-struck
adjective
astrology affected by the influence of a planet, esp malignly
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