Astounding
/əˈstaʊndɪŋ/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of astound form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 That astounds or astound.
"astounding success an astounding spectacle"
Adjective
- 1 bewildering or striking dumb with wonder wordnet
- 2 so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm wordnet
Example
More examples"If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism."