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astony.

To astound; to paralyse, to stun.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/əˈstɒni/UK
  1. To astound; to paralyse, to stun.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English astoneyen, astony, a back-formation from astoneyed, from a- + Old French estoné (“stunned”), the past participle of estoner (“to stun”) + -ed (participial suffix). See also astone, astonish.

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