English Explanatory Dictionary

astonied

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of astony
adj
  1. In shock or confusion; bewildered, astonished.

Pronunciation

ə-stŏn'ēd /əˈstɒnid/ /əˈstɑnid/

Word forms

astonied more astonied most astonied

Etymology

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.

Derived words

astoniedness
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