Definition of ASTONY

astony

Verb

Verb Forms: astonied, astonying, astonies

  • To astonish or stun; an archaic form.
  • To astound; to paralyse, to stun.

Examples

  • His obscure bingo did astony the seasoned players at the club.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Scrabble Score: 9

astony: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
astony: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
astony: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

astony: valid Words With Friends Word