Stonish

//ˈstoʊnɪʃ// adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of astonish. alt-of, alternative, obsolete

    "One day as I vnvvarily did gaze / on thoſe fayre eyes my loues immortall light: / the vvhiles my ſtoniſht hart ſtood in amaze, / through ſvveet illuſion of her lookes delight."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristically like stone; stony.

Example

More examples

"One day as I vnvvarily did gaze / on thoſe fayre eyes my loues immortall light: / the vvhiles my ſtoniſht hart ſtood in amaze, / through ſvveet illuſion of her lookes delight."

Etymology

From Middle English stonish, equivalent to stone + -ish.

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