stunning (root: stun)

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: stun=ning

CIDE DICTIONARY

stunning, a. 

•  Overpowering consciousness; overpowering the senses; especially, overpowering the sense of hearing; confounding with noise.  [1913 Webster]
•  Striking or overpowering with astonishment, especially on account of excellence; as, stunning poetry.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

stunning, adj. colloq. extremely impressive or attractive.

Derivative

stunningly adv.

THESAURUS

stunning

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