FLABBERGASTING

Etymology

Adjective

flabbergasting (comparative more flabbergasting, superlative most flabbergasting)

Overwhelming in a bewildering way; amazing, confounding, stunning, especially in a ludicrous manner.

Verb

flabbergasting

present participle of flabbergast

Source: Wiktionary


FLABBERGAST

Flab"ber*gast, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Flap, and Aghast.]

Definition: To astonish; to strike with wonder, esp. by extraordinary statements. [Jocular] Beaconsfield.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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