staggeringly
To a breathtaking degree.
Adverb
- 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...
- 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.