stumpifying

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adjective

Baffling; leaving one confused with no helpful ideas.

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Meanings

stumpifying1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of stumpify

stumpifying2

adjectivestumpifying (comparative more stumpifying, superlative most stumpifying)

comparative more stumpifying · superlative most stumpifying

  1. slangBaffling; leaving one confused with no helpful ideas.

    This was a bit stumpifying. I did not know why something like this would happen when we both agreed about what right a fortune I gave him.

    2012, AJ Stern, Miss Fortune, →ISBN
    1 more example

    However, starting with these basics can often help you determine the best strategies for solving even the most stumpifying of business reference stumpers.

    2013, Celia Ross, Making Sense of Business Reference, →ISBN

Origin

stumpifying · verb

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stumpifying · adjective

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APA

stumpifying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stumpifying

MLA

“stumpifying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stumpifying. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stumpifying,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stumpifying.

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