Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Stupefying"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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"
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