Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Stŭn'ner, n. p. 1312One who, or that which, stuns;—often colloquially or vulgarly applied to whatever overpowers by astonishment; as, that story is a stunner.Stŭn'ning, p. a. p. 1312Overpowering the organs of hearing; confounding with noise. 2. Striking or overpowering with astonishment; as, stunning poetry. [Colloq.] Thackeray. C. Kingsley.Stūnt, v. t. p. 1312To hinder from growth; to prevent the growth of; to stint; as, to stunt a child; to stunt a plant. When, by a cold penury, I blast the abilities of a nation, and stunt the growth of its active…Stŭnt, n. p. 1312A check in growth, or that which has been checked in its growth; a stunted animal or thing; specifically, a young whale, two years old, which, having been weaned, is lean, and yields but little…Stŭnt'ed-ness, n. p. 1312The state of being stunted.Stūpe, n. p. 1312(Med.) Cloth or flax dipped in warm medicaments and applied to a hurt or sore; fomentation; sweating bath.Stūpe, v. t. p. 1312To dress with a stupe or stupes; to foment. Wiseman.Stūpe, n. p. 1312A stupid person. [Obs. and rare.]Stū'pe-fā'cient, n. p. 1312(Med.) Any thing promoting stupefaction; a narcotic. Dunglison.Stū'pe-fā'cient, a. p. 1312Promoting stupefaction.Stū'pe-făc'tion, n. p. 1312The act of stupefying, or rendering stupid. 2. A stupid or senseless state; insensibility; dullness; torpor; stupidity. Resistance of the dictates of conscience brings a hardness and stupefaction…Stū'pe-făc'tive, a. p. 1312Causing insensibility; dead-ening or blunting the sense of feeling or under-standing.Stū'pe-făc'tive, n. p. 1312(Med.) That which stupefies; a stupefacient or opiate.Stū'pe-fied-ness, n. p. 1312The state of being stupefied; stupefaction; torpor; stupidity.Stū'pe-fi'er, n. p. 1312One who, or that which, stupefies or causes dullness or stupidity.Stū'pe-fy, v. t. p. 1312To make stupid; to make dull; to blunt the faculty of perception or understanding in; to deprive of sensibility. The fumes of passion intoxicate his discerning faculties, as the fumes of drink…Stu-pĕn'doŭs, a. p. 1312Astonishing; wonderful; amazing; especially, of astonishing magnitude or elevation; as, a stupendous pile. All are but parts of one stupendous whole. Pope.Stu-pĕn'doŭs-ly, adv. p. 1312In a stupendous manner.Stu-pĕn'doŭs-ness, n. p. 1312The quality or state of being stupendous or astonishing.Stū'pe-oŭs, a. p. 1312Resembling tow; having long, loose scales or matted filaments, like tow; stupose.Stū'pid, a. p. 1312Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in understanding; heavy; sluggish; — said of persons. O that men should be so stupid grown As to forsake the living God! Milton. With wild surprise, A moment…Stu-pĭd'i-ty, n. p. 1312The state or quality of being stupid; extreme dullness of perception or understanding; insensibility; sluggishness. 2. Stupor; astonishment. [Rare.] A stupidity Past admiration strikes me, joined…Stū'pid-ly, adv. p. 1312In a stupid manner; sottishly; absurdly.Stū'pid-ness, n. p. 1312Stupidity.Stū'pi-fy, v. t. p. 1312See STUPEFY.Stū'por, n. p. 1312Great diminution or suspension of sensibility; suppression of sense or feeling; numbness; as, the stupor of a limb. 2. Intellectual insensibility; moral stupidity; heedlessness or inattention to…Stu-pōse', a. p. 1312(Bot.) Composed of matted filaments like tow; stupeous. Henslow.Stū'prāte, v. t. p. 1312To ravish; to debauch. [Rare.]Stu-prā'tion, n. p. 1312Violation of chastity by force; rape. [Rare.] Browne.Stū'prum, n. p. 1312Forcible violation of chastity; stupration; rape. Dunglison.Stūr'di-ly, adv. p. 1312In a sturdy manner; hardly; stoutly; lustily.Stûr'di-ness, n. p. 1312The condition or quality of being stout; stoutness; hardiness; as, the sturdiness of a school-boy. 2. Brutal strength. [Rare.] Johnson.Stŭr'dy, a. p. 1312Foolishly obstinate; stout; hardy; implying coarseness or rudeness. This must be done, and I would fain see Mortal so sturdy as to gainsay. Hudibras. A sturdy, hardened sinner advances to the utmost…Stūr'dy, n. p. 1312A disease in sheep, marked by dullness and stupor.Stūr'geon, n. p. 1312(Ichth.) A large cartilaginous fish of the genus Acipenser, several species of Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio). which are found in Northern Europe, in the Black and Caspian Seas and their tributaries, in…Stū'ri-ō'ni-an, n. p. 1313(Ichth.) One of a family of cartilaginous fishes, of which the sturgeon is the type.Stirk, n. p. 1313A young ox or heifer. [Scot.]Stûrt, n. p. 1313Disturbance; annoyance; care. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] “Sturt and care.” Rolland. 2. (Mining.) A great profit received by a tributer, who takes a course of ore to cut or excavate at a high tribute. Weale.Stŭt, v. i. p. 1313To stutter. [Obs.] Skelton.Stŭt'ter, v. i. p. 1313To hesitate in uttering words; to stammer.Stŭt'ter, n. p. 1313The act of stuttering; stammer. 2. One who stutters; a stammerer. [Obs.]Stŭt'ter-er, n. p. 1313One who stutters; a stammerer.Stŭt'ter-ing-ly, adv. p. 1313With stammering.Stȳ, n. p. 1313(Med.) An inflamed tumor on the edge of the eyelid, especially near the inner angle of the eye.Stŷ, n. p. 1313A pen or inclosure for swine. 2. A place of bestial debauchery. “To roll with pleasure in a sensual sty.” Milton.Stȳ, v. t. p. 1313To shut up in a sty. Shak.Sty, v. i. p. 1313To soar; to ascend. [Obs.] See STIRRUP. With bolder wing shall dare aloft to sty, To the last praises of this Faery Queen. Spenser.Stŷ'an, n. p. 1313An inflamed tumor on the eyelid; a sty. [Rare.] I knew that a styan on the eye could be easily reduced. De Quincey.Sty'ca, n. p. 1313An Anglo-Saxon copper coin of the lowest value, being worth half a farthing. Leake.Stȳg'i-al, a. p. 1313Stygian. [Obs.] Skelton.Styg'i-an, a. p. 1313Of, or pertaining to, Styx, fabled by the ancients to be a river of hell over which the shades of the dead passed, or the region of the dead; hence, hellish; infernal. At that so sudden blaze, the…Sty'la-gal-mā'ic, a. p. 1313(Arch.) Performing the office of columns; as, stylogalmaic figures or images. [Written also stylogalmaic.]Stŷ'lar, a. p. 1313Of, or pertaining to, the stile of a dial; stilar. See STILAR.Style, n. p. 1313An instrument used by the ancients in writing on tablets covered with wax, having one end sharp, and the other blunt, smooth, and somewhat expanded, for the purpose of making erasures by smoothing…Stȳle, v. t. p. 1313To entitle; to term, name, or call; to denominate. “Styled great conquerors.” Milton. Syn. — To call; name; denominate; designate; term; characterize.Sty'let, n. p. 1313A small poniard or dagger; a stiletto. 2. (Surg.) An instrument for examining wounds, fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; — called also specillum. Dunglison.Stȳ'li-fōrm, a. p. 1313Having the form of, or resembling, a style, pin, or pen; styloid.Stȳl'ish, a. p. 1313Given to, or fond of, the display of style; characterized by an attempt at display; highly fashionable; modish; genteel; as, a stylish dress, house, manner, and the like. [Colloq.]Stŷ'ish-ly, adv. p. 1313In a stylish or fashionable manner; modishly.Stŷl'ish-ness, n. p. 1313The state of being stylish or fashionable; gentility; modishness.