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ageest

ageest adjective: afraid, astonished.

Adjective

ageest (comparative more ageest, superlative most ageest)

  1. (Devon, West-Country, obsolete) afraid, astonished

Forms of ageest

comparativemore ageest
superlativemost ageest

Origin of ageest

From Middle English ageasten. Used at the turn of the 19th century.

Questions about ageest

What does ageest mean?
Ageest means afraid, astonished.
What part of speech is ageest?
Ageest is an adjective.

Words near ageest in the dictionary

  1. agedly
  2. agedness
  3. agedre
  4. agee
  5. Agees
  6. ageest
  7. agefright
  8. ageful
  9. agefulness
  10. agefuls
  11. agegraphic

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