astonied
/əˈstɑnid/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
simple past and past participle of astony
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "... astonied. Nobody was astonied in Russia. There, to the wise observer, it seemed perfectly natural. The Russian woman had no more than found a new field for her capable mind and restless energy. Why be astonied? She was but making[…]"
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
- Root: estonner, *extonare
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈstɑnid/
- British English: /əˈstɒnid/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more astonied (comparative)
most astonied (superlative)