stumpifying
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
stumpifying
- present participle and gerund of stumpify
Etymology 2 edit
Compare stumped.
Adjective edit
stumpifying (comparative more stumpifying, superlative most stumpifying)
- (slang) Baffling; leaving one confused with no helpful ideas.
- 2012, AJ Stern, Miss Fortune, →ISBN:
- 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.
- 2013, Celia Ross, Making Sense of Business Reference, →ISBN:
- However, starting with these basics can often help you determine the best strategies for solving even the most stumpifying of business reference stumpers.