amazed
adjectiveverbcommon in dialogue
- //əˈmeɪzd//
Astonished or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised (often with ensuing adpositions e.g. at, with, or by).
adjective
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Astonished or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised (often with ensuing adpositions e.g. at, with, or by).
I am amazed at your passionate words
I am amazed with matter
1917, Frederic Harrison, The Mill on the Floss. Vol. IX. Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction we are amazed by forked flashes of wisdom
And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed.
verb
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Also a form of amazesimple past and past participle of amaze
Forms
- comparative
- more amazed
- superlative
- most amazed
amazed · Astonished or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised (often with ensuing adpositions e.g. at, with, or by).
amazing · Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising.amazingly · In an amazing manner; in a way that causes amazement;…amazon · A tall, strong, athletic woman.