amazedlyadv.
/əˈmeɪzᵻdli/, U.S. /əˈmeɪzᵻdli/ In an amazed manner; with astonishment or wonder. In early use also: †with bewilderment or dismay (obsolete).
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > [adverb]
wonderfullya1500
wonderingly1556
amazedly1561
astonishedly1612
agape1667
fascinatedly1848
marvellingly1871
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [adverb]
confusedly1502
amazedly1561
out1585
perplexedly1587
distractedly1608
muddily1648
confoundedly1672
turbidly1728
puzzledly1870
unclearly1875
muddledly1914
distraughtly1926
wuzzily1964
1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iv. f. 91 v The people stode amasedly gazing at it.
1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iv. i. 145 My Lord, I shal reply amazedly, Halfe sleepe, halfe waking. View more context for this quotation
1640 Bp. J. Hall Christian Moderation i. 102 That great Scholar came to Rome, and looked somewhat amazedly upon the mass of Plate, and treasure which he saw.
1706 N. Rowe Ulysses iii. i. 35 (stage direct.) She advances two or three Steps looking amazedly.
1821 New Monthly Mag. 3 385/2 The silent, awkward, wondering scholar, who starts amazedly at the realities of life, and lives in a waking dream.
1912 Boys' Life Apr. 20/2 ‘What does it mean?’ cried the President amazedly.
1968 F. Exley Fan's Notes 289 All eyes in the [newspaper's] city room cast apprehensively, somewhat amazedly, on him.
2006 Alcalde (Univ. Texas) Sept.–Oct. 53/2 When I tossed the shoes over the fence he retrieved them and looked up at me amazedly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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