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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
stupefy \stu"pefy\, v. t. imp.  p. p. stupefied; p. pr. 
   vb. n. stupefying. f. stup'efier, 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.
      1913 webster

            the fumes of drink discompose and stupefy the brain.
                                                  --south.
      1913 webster

   2. to deprive of material mobility. obs.
      1913 webster

            it is not malleable; but yet is not fluent, but
            stupefied.                            --bacon.
      1913 webster
see also:
stupefied stupefying stupid fact stupefacient stupify 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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"
see also:
astonishing astounding staggering 
[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
42 moby thesaurus words for "stupefying":
   analgesic, anesthetic, bloodcurdling, deadening, dulling,
   exceptional, extraordinary, fabulous, hair-raising, indescribable,
   ineffable, legendary, marvelous, mythical, narcotic, noteworthy,
   numbing, paralyzing, petrifying, phenomenal, portentous,
   prodigious, remarkable, stunning, stupendous, terrifying, terror,
   terror-bearing, terror-breathing, terror-breeding, terror-bringing,
   terror-fraught, terror-giving, terror-inspiring, terror-striking,
   terrorful, terroristic, unexampled, unparalleled, unprecedented,
   unspeakable, wonderful





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