Found 3 items, similar to Astonishing.
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Definition: astonishing
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: astonishing
astonishing
adj 1: surprising greatly;
“she does an amazing amount of work”;
“the dog was capable of astonishing tricks” [syn:
amazing]
2: 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:
astounding,
staggering,
stupefying]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Astonishing
Astonishing
\As*ton"ish*ing\, a.
Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an
astonishing event.
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Syn: Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous.
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As*ton"ish*ing*ly, adv. --
As*ton"ish*ing*ness, n.
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Astonish
\As*ton"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Astonished; p. pr.
& vb. n.
Astonishing.] [OE. astonien, astunian, astonen,
OF. estoner, F. ['e]tonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to
thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See
Thunder,
Astound,
Astony.]
1. To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. [Obs.]
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Enough, captain; you have astonished him. [Fluellen
had struck Pistol]. --Shak.
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The very cramp-fish [i. e., torpedo] . . . being
herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others.
--Holland.
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2. To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze;
to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to
confound with some sudden emotion or passion.
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Musidorus . . . had his wits astonished with sorrow.
--Sidney.
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I, Daniel . . . was astonished at the vision. --Dan.
viii. 27.
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Syn: To amaze; astound; overwhelm; surprise.
Usage:
Astonished,
Surprised. We are surprised at what is
unexpected. We are astonished at what is above or
beyond our comprehension. We are taken by surprise. We
are struck with astonishment. --C. J. Smith. See
Amaze.
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