pəˈfæk adjective
serving to stupefy.
Origin:
1520–30; < Medieval Latin stupefactīvus, equivalent to Latin stupefact(us) (see stupefaction) + -īvus -ive
1520–30; < Medieval Latin stupefactīvus, equivalent to Latin stupefact(us) (see stupefaction) + -īvus -ive
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