AWESTRICKEN

awed, awestruck, awestricken

(adjective) having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread; “stood in awed silence before the shrine”; “in grim despair and awestruck wonder”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

awestricken

Filled with awe.

Synonyms

• awestruck, awed

Source: Wiktionary


Awe"-strick`en, a.

Definition: Awe-struck.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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