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astounding
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
astounding
(adjective)
astound
(verb)
astounding
/ə
ˈ
staʊndɪŋ/
adjective
astounding
/ə
ˈ
staʊndɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of ASTOUNDING
[
more astounding; most astounding
]
:
causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder
:
amazing
,
astonishing
Your ignorance is
astounding
.
He ate an
astounding
amount of food.
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— astoundingly
adverb
Astoundingly
, the school decided not to punish him.
an
astoundingly
successful businessman
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