stu|pe|fy|ing|ly

stu|pe|fy|ing|ly
stu|pe|fy|ing|ly «STOO puh FY ihng lee, STYOO-», adverb.
in a manner that is stupefying: »

This stupefying tedious excursion into the past loses itself in a yawn (Observer).


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