fascinated
adjective
having the attention attracted and held by a person or thing having unique power or charm, unusual character, etc.; enthralled or captivated.
half-fascinated
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a word derived from
fascinated.
Example Sentences
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Tom went more and more to the Choughs, and Patty noticed a change in the youth--a change that half-fascinated and half-repelled her.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction by Arthur Mee
"I don't know," she whispered breathlessly, as one half-fascinated.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
"They're fearful places," said Dorothy, holding Gabrielle's hand, and gazing half-fascinated over the edge of the pit into the bubbling depths below.
From A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days by Angela Brazil
The image of the great turning wheel, which half-frightened half-fascinated me when I was a child, now presented itself to my memory for the first time after an interval of many years.
From The Guilty River by Wilkie Collins
They broke from their seats on either side and huddled half-scared, half-fascinated, in a large half-circle round the defiant captive, chattering, pointing, grimacing, a scandal for all time.
From Sir Nigel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
