staggeringly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈstæɡərɪŋli/ UK /ˈstæɡərɪŋli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
to an astonishing or overwhelming degree

The project was staggeringly over budget by the final quarter.

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Synonyms

1 adv · to an astonishing or... astonishinglyastoundinglyoverwhelmingly amazingly stunningly incredibly tremendously

Opposites

slightly marginallynegligibly

Word family

Related forms stagger staggering

Etymology

From 'staggering' (present participle of 'stagger', to totter or reel, from Old Norse 'stakra', to push, totter) plus the adverbial suffix '-ly'.

stakra Old Norse

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# staggeringly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈstæɡərɪŋli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈstæɡərɪŋli/

## Meanings
1. to an astonishing or overwhelming degree

## Examples
- The project was staggeringly over budget by the final quarter.

## Synonyms
- astonishingly
- astoundingly
- overwhelmingly
- amazingly
- stunningly
- incredibly
- tremendously

## Antonyms
- slightly
- marginally
- negligibly

## Related Forms
- stagger
- staggering

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: stakra

## Etymology
From 'staggering' (present participle of 'stagger', to totter or reel, from Old Norse 'stakra', to push, totter) plus the adverbial suffix '-ly'.

## AI Etymology
Staggeringly is from 'staggering' (present participle of 'stagger', to totter or reel, from Old Norse 'stakra', to push, totter) plus the adverbial suffix '-ly'. Important recorded forms include stakra (Old Norse). Morphologically, the -ly ending turns the base adjective or participial form into an adverbial manner word, or preserves an older adjectival pattern where the part of speech allows it. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers to an astonishing or overwhelming degree. The wider family includes related words such as stagger and staggering.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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