Astony
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈstɒni/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Astony is a verb meaning (transitive, obsolete) To astound; to paralyse, to stun.
Meaning
(transitive, obsolete) To astound; to paralyse, to stun.
Example Sentences
Upright men shall be astonied at this […]
And it cam to passe, that when Jesus had ended these saynges, the peple were astonnied at his doctryne.
Verily the violence of a griefe, being extreme, must needs astonie the mind, and hinder the liberty of her actions.
When some Beloveds, 'neath whose eye / The sweet lids lay lights of my childhood, one by one / Did leave me dark before the natural sun, / And I astonied fell and could not pray […]
Word Forms
- astonies
- astonying
- astonied
- astonie
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stonish, astound, amaze, stun, stupify, stound.
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