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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Truly, I am sorry to hear this, though little astonied.
From It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)
But the man stared at her wildly, as if he were astonied to hear the unused sweetness of her voice.
From The Sundering Flood by Morris, May
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
And when they heard these words they fell down to the earth and were astonied; and therewith was a great clereness.
From Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series) by Jean Froissart, Thomas Malory, Raphael Holinshed
He was a man of the highest courage, the stoutest heart, yet in that hour he was astonied.
From Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer A Romance of the Spanish Main by Crawford, Will
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