bewitched, ppl. a.
(bɪˈwɪtʃt)
[f. prec. + -ed1.]
1. Influenced by witchcraft; under, or having, magical influence.
| 1387 Trevisa Higden II. 423 To ȝeue chese þat was by⁓wicched to men. 1571 Golding Calvin on Ps. lx. 5 A bewitched drink, that bereeveth mennes myndes of wit. 1606 G. W[oodcocke] Ivstine 101 a, The flattering and bewitcht enticements of a harlot. 1694 S. Johnson Notes Past. Let. Bp. Burnet i. Pref. 2 There was not one drop of Wine in it, it was all Water Bewitch't. 1876 Bancroft Hist. U.S. II. xxx. 261 The bewitched persons pretended to be dumb. |
2. fig. Under a fascination; fascinated.
| 1579 Lyly Euphues. (Arb.) 103 Lucilla, either so bewitched that she could not relent, or, etc. 1670 Marvell Corr. cxlvii. II. 325 At any other but so bewitched a time as this. |