staggeringly

To a breathtaking degree.

Adverb

  1. To a breathtaking degree.
    • The ancient city was staggeringly beautiful.
    • ‘Yes,’ said Slartibartfast, ‘staggeringly dull. Bewilderingly so.[…]’ - 1982 August, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; 3), London: Pan Books, →ISBN, page 111:
    • Barely a bird and definitely none of my target species greeted the morning so I cut my losses and headed north through the staggeringly vast emptiness of the Outback. - 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen...
  2. Moving with a stagger.
    • He made his way staggeringly to the bar.

Origin

Etymology tree English staggering Middle English -ly English -ly English staggeringly From staggering + -ly.

Forms

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