strickenly

Yet here I am, rising each morning, melting into the flow of regular commuters, as good as chained to a desk by the time clock, being far better compensated for my troubles than I ever am as a freelance editor, and also thumb-twiddlingly, guilt-strickenly, madly devoid of any work to do -- as you may have deduced from the abnormal amount of blogging I've been doing lately.

Archive 2006-02-01 2006

Yet here I am, rising each morning, melting into the flow of regular commuters, as good as chained to a desk by the time clock, being far better compensated for my troubles than I ever am as a freelance editor, and also thumb-twiddlingly, guilt-strickenly, madly devoid of any work to do -- as you may have deduced from the abnormal amount of blogging I've been doing lately.

Office vs. Home 2006

But she had deceived herself into thinking what she wanted to think, she conceded strickenly.

The Arabian Mistress Graham, Lynne 2001

The passion of his protest and the warmth of heart which Hornett's returning confidence had taught him had all died away, and he was his bankrupt, disgraced, and broken self again, old and maudlin, and strickenly conscious of his miseries.

Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray David Christie Murray

She faltered, meeting the measureless reproach in Sara's eyes, and strickenly aware of the hateful interpretation she had put upon the same incident when describing it to her on a former occasion.

The Hermit of Far End Margaret Pedler

Her eyes -- the beautiful, hyacinth eyes -- stared strickenly in front of her, wide and horrified like the eyes of a hunted thing, and her hands were twisted and wrung beneath the stress of the overwhelming knowledge which Tim had so joyously prattled out to her.

The Hermit of Far End Margaret Pedler

There was, in fact, something almost dignifying in that strickenly defiant face of hers.

The Prairie Child Arthur Stringer 1912

He stopped dead with hanging arms and looked strickenly in the direction whence it came.

The Huntress Hulbert Footner 1911

When you had bought your skates, you took them to a carpenter, and stood awe-strickenly about while he pierced the wood with strap-holes; or else you managed to bore them through with a hot iron yourself.

Boy Life Stories and Readings Selected From The Works of William Dean Howells William Dean Howells 1878

This conversation has brought both laughter and stanza back to me, and the earnestness with which I entreated and implored my friend _not to tell the lads_, so heart-strickenly and desperately was I ashamed.

Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection Walter Savage Landor 1819