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sunstruck

[ suhn-struhk ]

/ ˈsʌnˌstrʌk /

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adjective

affected with sunstroke.

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Origin of sunstruck

First recorded in 1830–40; sun + struck

Words nearby sunstruck

sunspot cycle, sunspots, sun star, sunstone, sunstroke, sunstruck, sunsuit, suntan, suntanned, suntans, sun tea

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How to use sunstruck in a sentence

And by midnight he had the star on his hands: sunstruck, it was suspected: in reality as mad as a man could be.
Some Persons Unknown|E. W. Hornung
The fathers in four of these cases had been temperate, industrious, and affectionate ere being sunstruck.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
Do two Americans, a half-breed beggar, and a local coachman get sunstruck at one and the same time?
The Unspeakable Perk|Samuel Hopkins Adams
I don't know whether they were sunstruck, or what kind of struck, but they were weak about the knees, some of them.
Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877|Various

There was complaint from all quarters that the men were exhausted, and some seemed to be sunstruck.
Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877|Various