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Definition of Astonished
1. Adjective. Filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock. "Stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses"
Definition of Astonished
1. Adjective. Amazed; surprised. ¹
2. Verb. (past of astonish) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Astonished
1. astonish [v] - See also: astonish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Astonished
Literary usage of Astonished
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1831)
"... through the streets of the capital, the astonished crowd made room for the
stranger, who displayed in a private condition, the awful majesty of a hero. ..."
2. The Works of Tobias Smollett by Tobias George Smollett, William Ernest Henley (1899)
"cried I, astonished, «a matrimonial scheme? O rare Strap t thou hast got the
heels of me at last."—" N'—no less, I assure you," said he, bursting into a ..."
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