smittened
smittened is the misconstruction of smitten.
Meaning of smitten
Adjective
smitten (comparative more smitten, superlative most smitten)
- Affected by an act of smiting.
- [A] smited man is a man struck; a smitten man is a man affected by the act of smiting: […]1850, Matthew Stewart, Remarks on the Subject of Language, with Some Observations in the Form of Notes, Illustrative of the Information which Language may Afford of the History and Opinions of...
- Made irrationally enthusiastic.
- There is not, I am persuaded, an individual of the many Nature-smitten enthusiasts who yearly visit the wild glens of Kincardineshire, that would not walk barefoot a hundred miles to kneel at the tomb of him who founded the beautifully-situated village of Balrangle.1869, Joseph Grant, “The Grocer's Daughter”, in Tales of the Glens with Ballads and Songs, new edition, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire: Published by John Taylor, →OCLC, page 9
- In love.
- At the end of the long procession came a smitten woman. […] I think of the women who have fastened the tendrils of their heart's affection round unworthy men, and have married them, hoping, trusting and believing that their love and influence would be powerful enough to win the men to sobriety and...1912, Thomas Holmes, “Marriage in the Underworld”, in London's Underworld (The Making of the Modern Law), London: J. M. Dent & Sons; New York, N.Y.: E. P. Dutton, OCLC 60735063; republished as...
Forms of smittened
| comparative | more smittened |
|---|---|
| superlative | most smittened |
Questions about smittened
- What is smittened the misconstruction of?
- Smittened is the misconstruction of smitten.
Words near smittened in the dictionary
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