amazed

[ uh-meyzd ]

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adjective

greatly surprised; astounded; suddenly filled with wonder: The magician made the dove disappear before our amazed eyes.

Origin of amazed

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First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English; amaze + -ed²

Other words from amazed

a·maz·ed·ly [uh-mey-zid-lee], /əˈmeɪ zɪd li/, adverb
a·maz·ed·ness, noun
un·a·mazed, adjective
un·a·maz·ed·ly, adverb
un·a·maz·ed·ness, noun

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How to use amazed in a sentence

Then she led them on again through the maze of rooms while the girls thought amazedly of what she had told them.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle | Laura Lee Hope
The traveller, as he paceth amazedly through those deserts, asketh of her, who builded them?
The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. | Various
Madam Bowker glanced triumphantly at Arkwright; he was gazing amazedly at Margaret.
The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig | David Graham Phillips
The doctor was arranging his collar and tie, and looking amazedly at Capper.
Dead Man's Love | Tom Gallon
The spirits crawl off the stage amazedly, and Damilcar runs to a corner of it.
Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) | John Dryden

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