STUPEFYING

stupefying

(adjective) shocking with surprise and consternation; “the stupefying impact of the tragedy”

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”

stupefying

(adjective) making physically stupid or dull or insensible; “a stupefying blow to the head”; “the stupefying effects of hemp”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

stupefying

present participle of stupefy

Source: Wiktionary


STUPEFY

Stu"pe*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stupefied; p. pr. & vb. n. Stupefying.] Etym: [F. stupéfier, fr. L. stupere to be stupefied + ficare (in comp.) to make, akin to facere. See Stupid, Fact, and cf. Stupefacient.] [Written also stupify, especially in England.]

1. To make stupid; to make dull; to blunt the faculty of perception or understanding in; to deprive of sensibility; to make torpid. The fumes of drink discompose and stupefy the brain. South.

2. To deprive of material mobility. [Obs.] It is not malleable; but yet is not fluent, but stupefied. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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