ravished

English

Verb

ravished

  1. simple past and past participle of ravish

Adjective

ravished

  1. delighted; ecstatic
    • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:
      [W]henever the person who is possessed of [natural goodness] doth what is right, no ravished or friendly spectator is so eager or so loud in his applause: on the contrary, when he doth wrong, no critic is so apt to hiss and explode him.
  2. Having the appearance of having been ravished. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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