dozzled

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English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

dozzled (comparative more dozzled, superlative most dozzled)

  1. (obsolete, UK, dialect) stupid; heavy
    • 1693, John Hacket, Scrinia reserata: a Memorial offered to the great Deservings of John Williams, D.D:
      In such a perplexity every man asks his fellow, What's best to be done? and being dozzled with fear, thinks every man wiser than himself.
    • 1911, Frederick Fanning Ayer, “Twins”, in Bell and Wing, page 345:
      The other stood cold as a pyramid, Lacked Beauty, lacked noble blend Of elbow and joist, Was dozzled, was too pipingly voiced To be perfect friend
    • 2016, B.K. Chaturvedi, Chanakya:
      He longed to see the familiar face of the Mahamatya Shaktar but his peetha (seat) was occupied by Rakshas, who, like his king Nanda, looked dozzled and careless.

Verb[edit]

dozzled

  1. simple past and past participle of dozzle