astonied
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of astonied
1300–50; Middle English, past participle of astonyen to astonish; see -ed 2
Example Sentences
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I am astonied that the day's fair light Yet shineth brilliantly On all things; but is ever dark as night To me and thee.
From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel
We, all astonied, ran to drive Our sheep to the upmost heights.
From The Rhesus of Euripedes by Euripedes
I was loosening The bar of the closed gate, when the sharp sound Of mine own sorrow smote against my heart, And I fell back astonied on my maids And fainted.
From The Seven Plays in English Verse by Sophocles
What manner of man art thou," answered the palmer all astonied, "that thou makest mock of a pilgrim?
From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Mason, Eugene
Then was the king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.
From The Ontario High School Reader by Marty, A.E.
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