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astounding

[ uh-stoun-ding ]

/ əˈstaʊn dɪŋ /

adjective

capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.

Origin of astounding

First recorded in 1580–90; astound + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM astounding

as·tound·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby astounding

astonishing, astonishment, astor, astoria, astound, astounding, astr-, astr., astrachan, astraddle, astragal

Example sentences from the Web for astoundingly

However, not all awful, astoundingly dumb political memes are created equal.

Political Memes That Absolutely Must Die in 2015 |Asawin Suebsaeng |January 1, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Gopal, a journalist who covered the war, gives a devastating account of how the conflict was astoundingly mishandled.

The Best Nonfiction Books of 2014 |William O’Connor |December 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Despite the inadvertent hilarity, the real marvel of our mobile text-correction systems is how astoundingly good they are.

The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, July 26, 2014 |The Daily Beast |July 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Just when I thought there was nothing conservatives could say or do that would shock me, they proved me astoundingly wrong.

Go Away, Coulter and Limbaugh; Hashtagging Is Better Than Snarking |Dean Obeidallah |May 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Astoundingly, judges ruled in favor of admitting the lyrics in 80 percent of those criminal trials.

Warning: These Rap Lyrics Could Put You in Jail |Dean Obeidallah |March 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Astoundingly in his ears bells seemed suddenly to be ringing.

Little Eve Edgarton |Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
She was so pretty, so sprightly, so graceful, and so astoundingly modest that they wanted more of her.

What's-His-Name |George Barr McCutcheon
What answer Eleanor made to this astoundingly splendid offer neither she nor Mrs. Murray could ever remember.

The Rebellion of Margaret |Geraldine Mockler
Those empty rooms, if they were empty, were the equivalents of astoundingly decorated predecessors.

Ann Veronica |H. G. Wells
It's a boy, a perfect child, and astoundingly like the lads who are to be found right over in the States.

Under the Star-Spangled Banner |F. S. Brereton

British Dictionary definitions for astoundingly

astounding

/ (əˈstaʊndɪŋ) /

adjective

causing amazement and wonder; bewildering

Derived forms of astounding

astoundingly, adverb