Jan 25, 2015 · Is struck or stricken correct in these sentences? The house was stricken / struck by lightning. The house had been stricken / struck by lightning. He was stricken / struck by grief, cancer, …

1 "Stricken" in this case likely refers to "Affected by something overwhelming, such as disease, trouble, or painful emotion". Those who have bats latched onto them are "Stricken" with those bats — greatly …

Jan 12, 2016 · Consider Compassionate. Definition: pitying, sympathizing, showing a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to …

I know the James l Version of the Bible records the case of the woman 'well stricken in years'. But I think modern English has abandoned 'stricken' as a past participle.

Jul 16, 2012 · To be grief stricken is an idiom descibing the condition of suffering overwhelming grief, but this is not what you get from watching a sad movie. If someone is so upset that they cannot be …

Oct 31, 2014 · High poverty is a compound adjective, meaning being very poverty-stricken. A high-poverty public school is a public school that is poverty-stricken, which presumably will refer to the …

Jan 19, 2016 · 1 I think 'stricken' can apply but only to the stage before tears of unhappiness or grief. Clare Danes in that gif certainly looks stricken. Quoting Oxford Dictionaries stricken seriously …

Jul 29, 2016 · It's opinion because others may think your suggestions poor, as sounding unidiomatic, as being ambiguous ('stricken from the document' means 'removed' rather than 'crossed out'), or …

Jun 5, 2020 · I am confused - what is difference between these words? Breaking Bad, True Detective are they series or serial? On popular streaming sites I can see only TV series or TV shows, does it …

Apr 2, 2014 · Where should "in its entirety" be used in place of "in entirety"? Consider the following paragraphs. Which usage is correct, and is the alternative incorrect / less correct, or simply not as …