Stupefying

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              The fumes of drink discompose and stupefy the brain.
                                                    --South.
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     2. To deprive of material mobility. [Obs.]
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              It is not malleable; but yet is not fluent, but
              stupefied.                            --Bacon.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  42 Moby Thesaurus words for "stupefying":
     analgesic, anesthetic, bloodcurdling, deadening, dulling,
     exceptional, extraordinary, fabulous, hair-raising, indescribable,
     ineffable, legendary, marvelous, mythical, narcotic, noteworthy,
     numbing, paralyzing, petrifying, phenomenal, portentous,
     prodigious, remarkable, stunning, stupendous, terrifying, terror,
     terror-bearing, terror-breathing, terror-breeding, terror-bringing,
     terror-fraught, terror-giving, terror-inspiring, terror-striking,
     terrorful, terroristic, unexampled, unparalleled, unprecedented,
     unspeakable, wonderful