astonied
UK/əˈstɒnid/US/əˈstɑnid/
astonied is the simple past and past participle of astony.
Meaning of astony
Verb
astony (third-person singular simple present astonies, present participle astonying, simple past and past participle astonied)
- To astound; to paralyse, to stun.
- thenne Brastias sawe his felawe ferd so with al / he smote the duke with a spere that hors & man fell doune / that sawe kyng Claryaunce and retorned vnto Brastias / and eyther smote other soo that hors & man wente to the erthe / and so they lay long astonyed / & their hors knees brast to the hard...[1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xiiij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book I
Adjective
astonied (comparative more astonied, superlative most astonied)
- In shock or confusion; bewildered, astonished.
- Then were assembled vnto me euery one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had bene caried away, and I sate astonied, vntill the euening sacrifice.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezra 9:4
- Surpriz’d with feare and hideous reuenge,
I ſtand agaſt: but moſt aſtonied
To ſee his choller ſhut in ſecrete thoughtes,
And wrapt in ſilence of his angry ſoule.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
Forms of astonied
| comparative | more astonied |
|---|---|
| superlative | most astonied |
Origin of astonied
Apparently from astony, astonie, from Old French estonner, from Vulgar Latin *extonare. Compare English astonish, of which this was claimed in olden sources to be the more "correct" (or at least Biblical) version of the word.
Words formed from astonied
Questions about astonied
- What does astonied mean?
- Astonied means in shock or confusion; bewildered, astonished.
- What is astonied the simple past and past participle of?
- Astonied is the simple past and past participle of astony.
- What part of speech is astonied?
- Astonied is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce astonied?
- Astonied is pronounced /əˈstɒnid/ (UK).
Words near astonied in the dictionary
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