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stupefying
(encz) | stupefying,otupující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Stupefying
(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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stupefying
(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, stupefying]
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" |
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stupefyingly
(encz) | stupefyingly,omráčivě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Stupefying
(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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