stupefying

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• stupefying — 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

• Stupefying — 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

• stupefying — 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

• stupefying — adjective making you feel extremely surprised, tired, or bored: stupefying inefficiency stupefy verb (T) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• stupefying — 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

• stupefying — 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

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

• stupefying — a. Stupefactive …   New dictionary of synonyms

• stupefying — 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

• stupefying 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

• Fish toxins — Many hunter gatherer cultures use poisonous plants to stun fish so that they become easy to collect by hand. Some of these poisons paralyse the fish, others are thought to work by removing oxygen from the water. [… …   Wikipedia