affrighted, ppl. a.
(əˈfraɪtɪd)
[f. affright v. + -ed. (Replaces the earlier ppl. adj. affright.)]
Struck with sudden fear; alarmed, frightened.
| 1604 Shakes. Oth. v. ii. 100 And that th' affrighted Globe Did yawne at Alteration. 1702 Pope Thebais 138 Affrighted Atlas, on the distant shore, Trembl'd. 1791 Cowper Iliad vi. 48 A thicket his affrighted steeds detain'd. 1876 M. E. Braddon J. Haggard's Dau. II. 32 Joshua looked up presently, and saw two pairs of affrighted eyes gazing at him. |