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Meaning of 'astonishing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Astonishing [ a.]
- Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event.
2 . Astonishing [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Astonish

Meaning of 'astonishing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . astonishing [ s]
Meaning (1):
- so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
Example in sentence:
  • an astounding achievement;
  • such an enormous response was astonishing;
  • suffered a staggering defeat;
  • the amount of money required was staggering;
  • the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying
Meaning (2):
- surprising greatly
Example in sentence:
  • she does an amazing amount of work;
  • the dog was capable of astonishing tricks

Nearby Words:

astacus astarboard astart astarte astate astatic astatically astaticism astay asteism

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