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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

Example Sentences

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Rather than a gorgeous Lombardy villa, the setting is an Army base in the Veneto and its drab surroundings, but the vibe is equally indolent and sunstruck.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2020

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

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