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astoundable

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being astounded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1838, Richard Monckton Milnes, letter to Aubrey de Vere, cited in T. Wemyss Reid, The Life, Letters, and Friendships of Richard Monckton Milnes, First Lord Houghton, London: Cassell, Volume 1, pp. 220-221, Have you ever seen any of Blake’s poetry? I think of publishing some selections from him which will astonish those who are astoundable by anything of this kind.

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History

Etymology

From astound + -able.