ASTONISHING

astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefying

(adjective) so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; “such an enormous response was astonishing”; “an astounding achievement”; “the amount of money required was staggering”; “suffered a staggering defeat”; “the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying”

amazing, astonishing

(adjective) surprising greatly; “she does an amazing amount of work”; “the dog was capable of astonishing tricks”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Adjective

astonishing (comparative more astonishing, superlative most astonishing)

Causing astonishment.

Verb

astonishing

present participle of astonish

Source: Wiktionary

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As*ton"ish*ing, a.

Definition: Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event.

Syn.

– Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous. As*ton"ish*ing*ly, adv.

– As*ton"ish*ing*ness, n.

ASTONISH

As*ton"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Astonished; p. pr. & vb. n. Astonishing.] Etym: [OE. astonien, astunian, astonen, OF. estoner, F. étonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See Thunder, Astound, Astony.]

1. To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. [Obs.] Enough, captain; you have astonished him. [Fluellen had struck Pistol]. Shak. The very cramp-fish [i. e., torpedo] . . . being herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others. Holland.

2. To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion. Musidorus . . . had his wits astonished with sorrow. Sidney. I, Daniel . . . was astonished at the vision. Dan. viii. 27.

Syn.

– To amaze; astound; overwhelm; surprise.

– Astonished, Surprised. We are surprised at what is unexpected. We are astonished at what is above or beyond our comprehension. We are taken by surprise. We are struck with astonishment. C. J. Smith. See Amaze.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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