dozzled

English

Adjective

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

dozzled

1. simple past and past participle of dozzle