'Staggered' definitions:
Definition of 'Staggered'
From: GCIDE
- Stagger \Stag"ger\ (-g[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Staggered (-g[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Staggering.] [OE. stakeren, Icel. stakra to push, to stagger, fr. staka to punt, push, stagger; cf. OD. staggeren to stagger. Cf. Stake, n.]
- 1. To move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking; not to stand or walk with steadiness; to sway; to reel or totter. [1913 Webster]
- Deep was the wound; he staggered with the blow. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To cease to stand firm; to begin to give way; to fail. "The enemy staggers." --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To begin to doubt and waver in purpose; to become less confident or determined; to hesitate. [1913 Webster]
- He [Abraham] staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief. --Rom. iv. 20. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'staggered'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agape,
- aghast,
- agog,
- all agog,
- amazed,
- astonished,
- astounded,
- at gaze,
- awed,
- awestruck,
- beguiled,
- bendy,
- bewildered,
- bewitched,
- bowled down,
- breathless,
- captivated,
- chevronwise,
- chevrony,
- confounded,
- crankled,
- crooked,
- curvy,
- dumbfounded,
- dumbstruck,
- electrified,
- enchanted,
- enraptured,
- enravished,
- enthralled,
- entranced,
- fascinated,
- flabbergasted,
- flexuous,
- gaping,
- gauping,
- gazing,
- hairpin,
- hypnotized,
- in awe,
- in awe of,
- jarred,
- jolted,
- lost in wonder,
- marveling,
- mesmerized,
- open-eyed,
- openmouthed,
- overwhelmed,
- popeyed,
- puzzled,
- rapt in wonder,
- shaken,
- shocked,
- shook,
- spellbound,
- staring,
- startled,
- stupefied,
- surprised,
- taken aback,
- thunderstruck,
- twisty,
- under a charm,
- wide-eyed,
- wonder-struck,
- wondering,
- zigzag,
- zigzaggy,
- zigzagways