2. Something striking or amazing in quality; something of extraordinary excellence. [Slang] Thackeray.
STUNNING
Stun"ning, a.
1. Overpowering consciousness; overpowering the senses; especially, overpowering the sense of hearing; confounding with noise.
2. Striking or overpowering with astonishment, especially on account of excellence; as, stunning poetry. [Slang] C. Kingsley. — Stun"ning*ly, adv. [Slang]
STUNSAIL
Stun"sail, n. (Naut.)
Defn: A contraction of Studding sail.
With every rag set, stunsails, sky scrapers and all. Lowell.
STUNT
Stunt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Stunting.] Etym:
[See Stint.]
Defn: To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the growth of; to stint, to dwarf; 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 energies, the ill or may do is beyond all calculation. Burke.
STUNT
Stunt, n.
1. A check in growth; also, that which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.