Stonish
//ˈstoʊnɪʃ// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 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 Characteristically like stone; stony.
Synonyms
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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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