stupefied by the ruling that he could not compete because he missed the qualifying age by two days
Recent Examples on the WebClutter offers an antidote to the stupefying standardisation of so much of modern life.—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 11 Oct. 2024 That would have been enough against a group of Giants hitters that was stupefied by Webb’s opponent, Dylan Cease, but Manny Machado and Xander Bogaerts teamed up to tack on one more before the first was over, and the unearned run in the fourth made it 4-0.—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024 Away from the stage, guests at the three-day event were entertained by a dinnertime appearance by tennis legend Andy Murray (who is, by his own admission, already turning into a monster golfer in his retirement) and magician Dynamo, whose close-hand tricks are truly stupefying to witness.—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2024 Eventually, our future mogul will be sitting on a stupefying fortune, all held in a USA, and all entirely exempt from income tax.—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stupefy
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English stupifien, modification of Latin stupefacere, from stupēre to be astonished + facere to make, do — more at do
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