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Definition of Astonishing
1. Adjective. Surprising greatly. "The dog was capable of astonishing tricks"
2. Adjective. So surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm. "The figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"
Definition of Astonishing
1. a. Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event.
Definition of Astonishing
1. Adjective. Causing astonishment in; causing to be astonished. ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of astonish) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Astonishing
1. astonish [v] - See also: astonish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Astonishing
Literary usage of Astonishing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Jamaica: Its Past and Present State by Phillippo, James Mursell (1843)
"... Attendance on the Means of Grace—Regard for the Interests of Zion generally—Attachment
to their Ministers—astonishing changes in Individual Characters. ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1906)
"It is astonishing what an amount can be done with very moderate facilities by a
group of young men working together, animated by the spirit of independent ..."
3. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1883)
"... and during his trip from Madeira to Rio he captured one (Cancer fulgens) that
actually appeared to be afire, presenting a most astonishing spectacle. ..."
4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1877)
"... fail to remove the nidus of disease, which exists in an astonishing; number
of cases supposed to be sound, as a passive engorgement of the apices. ..."
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