From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Stupefy \Stu"pe*fy\, verb (used with an object) [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.
The fumes of drink discompose and stupefy the brain. --South.
2. To deprive of material mobility. [Obs.]
It is not malleable; but yet is not fluent, but stupefied. --Bacon.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
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"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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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