Definition of Staggering

1. Adjective. So surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm. "The figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"

Exact synonyms: Astonishing, Astounding, Stupefying
Similar to: Impressive

Definition of Staggering

1. Verb. (present participle of stagger) ¹

2. Adjective. Incredible, overwhelming, amazing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Staggering

1. stagger [v] - See also: stagger

Lexicographical Neighbors of Staggering

staggard
staggards
staggart
staggarts
stagged
stagger
stagger bush
stagger head
staggerbush
staggerbushes
staggered
staggered board of directors
staggered head
staggerer
staggerers
staggering (current term)
staggeringly
staggers
staggerwort
staggery
staggie
staggier
staggies
staggiest
stagging
staggy
staghead
staghorn
staghorn calculus
staghorn coral

Literary usage of Staggering

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"... 1765; Scot's staggering State of the Scots Statesmen, 1754; Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland, voL iii. fol. 1814, passim; Douglas's Peerage of ..."

2. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1864)
"Middle-Rhine Army in a staggering State; the bavarian Intricacy settles itself, the wrong Way. Early in March it becomes ..."

3. History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1864)
"Middle-Rhine Army in a staggering State; Intricacy settles itself, the wrong Way.y '• Early in March it becomes ..."

4. The Chronicles of Baltimore: Being a Complete History of "Baltimore Town by John Thomas Scharf (1874)
"... men when their thin lines sent back opposing hosts of Federal troops, staggering, reeling, and flying, have often thrilled every fibre in my heart. ..."

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