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Staggering

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming: a staggering achievement; a staggering defeat.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. Present participle of stagger.

adj. Incredible, overwhelming, amazing.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm

Word Usage

"In the email, Bourne, 60, from Dawlish, Devon, apparently rebukes Withers, 29, for her behaviour during a visit to the family in April, which she describes as "staggering in its uncouthness and lack of grace"."

Verb Form

staggered staggering staggers

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

walk gait arrange set up whelm

Cross Reference

blind staggers grass-staggers sleepy staggers staggered riveting staggers

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

fail hesitate shock vertigo bewilderment

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Magar bragger dagger jaeger jagger

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

dizzy astound astonish tremendous appal