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sunstruck

American  
[suhn-struhk] / ˈsʌnˌstrʌk /

adjective

  1. affected with sunstroke.


Etymology

Origin of sunstruck

First recorded in 1830–40; sun + struck

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His gray eyes aimed skyward, in the direction of wispy clouds and sunstruck palms.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2019

The painting features a radiant meadow landscape backed by a double rainbow and a sunstruck distant village.

From Seattle Times Jun. 20, 2019

A bookseller shuts up his shop and flees the city, but in his sunstruck confusion forgets a map.

From The Guardian Aug. 4, 2018

It was the Monday morning after the United States Open and as the subway rumbled by and workers unstrung banners and logos, Wilson Bethel and Alex Mickiewicz faced each other across the sunstruck acrylic turf.

From New York Times Sep. 22, 2017

There was no escaping the army, especially not for Sarai, since her room gave onto the sunstruck silver-blue palm of the seraph.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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