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astounded, ppl. a.|əˈstaʊndɪd|
[f. astound ppl. a., the -ed marking more distinctly its participial character; cf. content, contented, etc., and see prec., of which this is now the pa. pple.]
†1. Stunned, stupefied. Obs.
2. Shocked mentally, amazed; confounded with surprise and wonder.
c1440Destr. Troy xxii. 9171 With langur of lust, and of loue hote, He was stithly astondid, stird into þoght. 1596Drayton Legends iii. 199 Astounded with a mightie blow, I stood awhile insensible of payne. 1810Southey Kehama xix. xi, Abashed, confounded..yea all astounded In over-powering fear and deep dismay. 1824Dibdin Libr. Comp. 688 We are..astounded at the enormous prices which the greater part of them produce. |