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Agazed

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Aga'zed. participial adj. [from agaze; which see.] Struck with amazement; terrified to stupidity.

Hundreds he sent to hell, and none durst stand him;
Here, there, and every where, enrag'd he flew:
The French exclaim'd; "The devil was in arms!"
All the whole army stood agazed on him. Shak. Henry VI.

Sources: Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 1 (48)

Attributes: Participial Adjective (26)

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