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Webster 1913 Edition


Staggeringly

Stag′ger-ing-ly

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adv.
In a staggering manner.

Webster 1828 Edition


Staggeringly

STAGGERINGLY

,
adv.
1.
In a reeling manner.
2.
With hesitation or doubt.

Definition 2024


staggeringly

staggeringly

English

Adverb

staggeringly (comparative more staggeringly, superlative most staggeringly)

  1. (degree) To a breathtaking degree.
    The ancient city was staggeringly beautiful.
    • July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises
      As The Dark Knight Rises brings a close to Christopher Nolan’s staggeringly ambitious Batman trilogy, it’s worth remembering that director chose The Scarecrow as his first villain—not necessarily the most popular among the comic’s gallery of rogues, but the one who set the tone for entire series.
  2. (manner) In a staggering way; with a stagger
    He made his way staggeringly to the bar.

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