Stupefying
['stupɪfaɪɪŋ]
Definition
(adj.) shocking with surprise and consternation; 'the stupefying impact of the tragedy' .
(adj.) making physically stupid or dull or insensible; 'a stupefying blow to the head'; 'the stupefying effects of hemp' .
Typist: Sophie--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stupefy
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Stupefactive, narcotic.
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Examples
- It is as much as I can do to comprehend this stupefying fact. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- A curious and stupefying restlessness got possession of me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He journeyed onward, not quickly or decisively, but in the slow walk of one who has been awakened from a stupefying sleep. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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