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smitten
Definitions
(Adjective) To have a strong attraction to someone or somethingUsage: Carmen tried in vain to hide the smitten expression on her face whenever the red-headed boy from Australia visited the coffee shop, to the delight of her teasing coworkers.
(Verb) like someone
Usage: I am smitten with this guy.
(Adjective) In love; besotted.
Or: badly smitten / deeply smitten , to have a powerful, unreasoning attraction for someone. See love for synonyms.
Quotes:
(1) Parry (Robin Williams) in The Fisher King (1991): ' I'm deeply smitten! '
(2) Charlie McCarthy (voice Edgar Bergen) and the soda jerk in Look Who's Laughing (1941):
-- Soda jerk: ' Gee, you're really smitten, aren't you, Charlie? '
-- Charlie: ' Yeah! The trouble with me is when I'm smitten I stay smut.'
(3) Stella Purdy (Stella Stevens) to Buddy Love (Jerry Lewis) in The Nutty Professor (1963): ' Well, mister, this is one kitten that won't be smitten by that little old devil.'
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