stage-stricken en · ADJ
Etymology
From stage + stricken.
Meanings
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(rare) Synonym of stagestruck.
[T]hey entertained themselves […] with a recitation by plump little stage-stricken Ensign Puddock, who, in "thpite of hith lithp," gave rather spirited imitations of some of the players—[…]
1863, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, “Mr. Mervyn in His Inn”, in The House by the Church-yard. […], volume I, London: Tinsley, Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 36:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more stage-stricken | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most stage-stricken | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |