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Added 10 October 2026

astony

/əˈstɒni/ verb

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To astound; to paralyse, to stun.

Origin

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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