Get Affordable VMs - excellent virtual server hosting


browse words by letter
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

stupefyingmore about stupefying

stupefying

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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 
  {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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  stupefying 
  adj  1:  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"  [syn:  {astonishing}, 
  {astounding},  {staggering}] 
  2:  making  physically  stupid  or  dull  or  insensible;  "a 
  stupefying  blow  to  the  head";  "the  stupefying  effects  of 
  hemp" 
  3:  shocking  with  surprise  and  consternation;  "the  stupefying 
  impact  of  the  tragedy"




more about stupefying