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staggering
(mass) | staggering
- ohromujúci, šokujúci |
staggering
(encz) | staggering,ohromující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
staggering
(encz) | staggering,šokující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Staggering
(gcide) | Stagger \Stag"ger\ (-g[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Staggered
(-g[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Staggering.] [OE. stakeren,
Icel. stakra to push, to stagger, fr. staka to punt, push,
stagger; cf. OD. staggeren to stagger. Cf. Stake, n.]
1. To move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in
standing or walking; not to stand or walk with steadiness;
to sway; to reel or totter.
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Deep was the wound; he staggered with the blow.
--Dryden.
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2. To cease to stand firm; to begin to give way; to fail.
"The enemy staggers." --Addison.
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3. To begin to doubt and waver in purpose; to become less
confident or determined; to hesitate.
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He [Abraham] staggered not at the promise of God
through unbelief. --Rom. iv. 20.
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staggering
(wn) | staggering
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, stupefying] |
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staggeringly
(encz) | staggeringly,potácivě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Staggering
(gcide) | Stagger \Stag"ger\ (-g[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Staggered
(-g[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Staggering.] [OE. stakeren,
Icel. stakra to push, to stagger, fr. staka to punt, push,
stagger; cf. OD. staggeren to stagger. Cf. Stake, n.]
1. To move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in
standing or walking; not to stand or walk with steadiness;
to sway; to reel or totter.
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Deep was the wound; he staggered with the blow.
--Dryden.
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2. To cease to stand firm; to begin to give way; to fail.
"The enemy staggers." --Addison.
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3. To begin to doubt and waver in purpose; to become less
confident or determined; to hesitate.
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He [Abraham] staggered not at the promise of God
through unbelief. --Rom. iv. 20.
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Staggeringly
(gcide) | Staggeringly \Stag"ger*ing*ly\, adv.
In a staggering manner.
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staggeringly
(wn) | staggeringly
adv 1: extremely; "he was enormously popular" [syn:
enormously, tremendously, hugely, staggeringly] |
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