moonstruck

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The Whig and the Tory, rival lovers of Luna,--moonstruck ravers,--woo her with honeyed words and dulcet promises, and she inclines her coquettish ear--most of the month she is all ear--to the highest bidder.

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  1. adjective Dazed or distracted with romantic sentiment.
  2. adjective Affected by insanity; crazed.

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  • He ached, he thought sombrely, like a moonstruck adolescent. —  TheCountsBlackmailBargain
  • What mighty force dragged you here, to gaze stupidly, like a moonstruck puppy, at a house, because she was in it? —  Loretta Chase - Lord of Scoundrels
  • Even as a schoolboy, at thirteen, he had not behaved like a moonstruck puppy. —  Loretta Chase - Lord of Scoundrels
  • This left the field open for Malcolm Gets's moonstruck, woozily omniscient Alvin to stroll through and steal the show. —  Village Voice - The most recent 10 stories
  • Memaids. how is it that no one remembers Mermaids. great cast, cher, winona ryder, christina ricci. speaking of cher moonstruck was pretty good too with nicolas cage, danny aiello and olympia dukakis. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
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  1. From the belief that the moon caused insanity.
 

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