Associations to the word «Staggering»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
STAGGERING, verb. Present participle of stagger
STAGGERING, adjective. Incredible, overwhelming, amazing.
STAGGERING, noun. The motion of one who staggers.
STAGGERING, noun. That which staggers something or somebody.
Dictionary definition
STAGGERING, adjective. So surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.