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moonstricken

moonstricken adjective: synonym of moonstruck (“of a person: Crazy or insane, supposedly due to the influence of the Moon; showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature”).

Adjective

moonstricken (comparative more moonstricken, superlative most moonstricken)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of moonstruck (“of a person: Crazy or insane, supposedly due to the influence of the Moon; showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature”).
    Synonyms:
    moonstruck

Synonyms of moonstricken

Forms of moonstricken

comparativemore moonstricken
superlativemost moonstricken

Origin of moonstricken

From moon + stricken.

Questions about moonstricken

What does moonstricken mean?
Moonstricken means synonym of moonstruck (“of a person: Crazy or insane, supposedly due to the influence of the Moon; showing irrational behaviour, especially of a romantic or sentimental nature”).
What part of speech is moonstricken?
Moonstricken is an adjective.

Words near moonstricken in the dictionary

  1. moonspeak
  2. moonstomp
  3. moonstomps
  4. moonstone
  5. moonstones
  6. moonstricken
  7. moonstruck
  8. moontime
  9. Moontype
  10. moonup
  11. moonwake

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