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Added 10 October 2026

astonied

/əˈstɒnid/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about astonied at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock.
an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation

Origin

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.

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