stupéfait
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin stupefactus with the latter part gallicised after fait.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
stupéfait (feminine stupéfaite, masculine plural stupéfaits, feminine plural stupéfaites)
- astounded, astonished, dumbfounded
- J’étais stupéfait. ― I was astounded.
Participle edit
stupéfait (feminine stupéfaite, masculine plural stupéfaits, feminine plural stupéfaites)
- (proscribed) past participle of stupéfier
- Cela m’a stupéfait. ― That astounded me.
Usage notes edit
- Some dictionaries unnecessarily construe a defective verb *stupéfaire for this usage. In any case it is preferred to use the regular form stupéfié.
Further reading edit
- “stupéfait”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.