heartstruck en · ADJ
Etymology
From heart + struck.
Meanings
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(archaic) Having profound emotional impact; driven into the mind.
His heart-strooeke iniuries
c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:
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Shocked with pain, fear, or remorse; dismayed.
He added not, for Adam at the newes / Heart-ſtrook, with chilling gripe of ſorrow ſtood, / That all his ſenſes bound [...]
1674, John Milton, “Book XI”, in Paradise Lost. […], 2nd edition, London: […] S[amuel] Simmons […], →OCLC, page 293, lines 263–265:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more heartstruck | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most heartstruck | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |