staggering

  • 11staggering — UK [ˈstæɡərɪŋ] / US adjective extremely surprising the staggering success of the books a staggering 63 per cent increase Derived word: staggeringly adverb staggeringly effective …

    English dictionary

  • 12Staggering — 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 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13staggering — staggeringly, adv. /stag euh ring/, adj. tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money required in the initial investment. [1555 65; STAGGER + ING2] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 14staggering — adjective Incredible, overwhelming, amazing. The army suffered a staggering defeat …

    Wiktionary

  • 15staggering — adjective very surprising, shocking, and almost unbelievable: The cost was a staggering $10 million. staggeringly adverb: a staggeringly high phone bill …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16staggering — stag•ger•ing [[t]ˈstæg ə rɪŋ[/t]] adj. cvb tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money[/ex] • Etymology: 1555–65 stag′ger•ing•ly, adv …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17staggering — /ˈstægərɪŋ/ (say staguhring) adjective Colloquial causing amazement: *although a suspicion of the kind had crossed his mind, the actual happening was staggering in effect. –erle cox, 1925 …

  • 18staggering belief — index ludicrous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 19Staggering Heights — Infobox Album | Name = Staggering Heights Type = Album Artist = Singers Players Released = July 1983 Recorded = Berry Street, London; The Manor, Oxfordshire; Southern Studio,London Genre = Reggae,Dub Length = Label = On U Sound Records Producer …

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  • 20staggering — Synonyms and related words: amazing, ambling, ambulation, astonishing, astounding, backpacking, breathtaking, broken, capricious, careening, catchy, cautious, choppy, circumspect, claudicant, confounding, crawling, creeping, creeping like snail,… …

    Moby Thesaurus