Stupefying

  • 1stupefying — adjective 1. so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm (Freq. 1) 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… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 2Stupefying — Stupefy Stu pe*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stupefied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stupefying}.] [F. stup[ e]fier, fr. L. stupere to be stupefied + ficare (in comp.) to make, akin to facere. See {Stupid}, {Fact}, and cf. {Stupefacient}.] [Written also… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3stupefying — stu|pe|fy|ing [ˈstju:pıfaı ıŋ US ˈstu: ] adj making you feel extremely surprised, tired, or bored ▪ a stupefying amount of money >stupefy v [T] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4stupefying — adjective making you feel extremely surprised, tired, or bored: stupefying inefficiency stupefy verb (T) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5stupefying — Synonyms and related words: analgesic, anesthetic, bloodcurdling, deadening, dulling, exceptional, extraordinary, fabulous, hair raising, indescribable, ineffable, legendary, marvelous, mythical, narcotic, noteworthy, numbing, paralyzing,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 6stupefying — stu|pe|fy|ing [ stupə,faııŋ ] adjective 1. ) making you unable to think clearly, for example because you are very bored 2. ) making you feel extremely surprised or shocked ╾ stup|e|fy|ing|ly adverb: stupefyingly dull/simple …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 7stupefying — adj. staggering, shocking; amazing, astounding; astonishing stu·pe·fy || stuːpɪfaɪ / tju v. dull the senses; stun, make senseless; amaze, astound …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 8stupefying — a. Stupefactive …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 9stupefying — UK [ˈstjuːpɪˌfaɪɪŋ] / US [ˈstupəˌfaɪɪŋ] adjective 1) making you unable to think clearly, for example because you are very bored 2) making you feel extremely surprised or shocked Derived word: stupefyingly adverb stupefyingly dull/simple …

    English dictionary

  • 10stupefying fish — methods of collecting fish that render them unconscious, e.g. throwing rocks and boomerangs, banging on rocks or ice, poisoning with natural and industrial chemicals, explosives, suffocation, use of electricity, etc …

    Dictionary of ichthyology