astounding

astound (əˈstaʊnd)

—vb
	(tr) to overwhelm with amazement and wonder; bewilder

[C17: from astoned amazed, from Old French estoné, from estoner to astonish]

astounding (əˈstaʊndɪŋ)

—*adj*
	causing amazement and wonder; bewildering

a'stoundingly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

astound

c.1600, from M.E. astouned, astoned (c.1300), pp. of astonien "to stun" (see astonish), with more of the original sense of V.L. *extonare.

Example sentences

Each village or district has its own unique costume and the variety is

astounding-spiders and witches, animals and jesters.

The astounding thing is that this process has no end.

Virtually all flights were cancelled, and the results were astounding.

Most astounding of all was the way he turned a fiasco into a great success.

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