Staggering vs Astronomical - What's the difference?
staggering | astronomical |
The motion of one who staggers.
* 1837 , Memoirs of Mirabeau'' (in ''The Westminster Review , volume 26, page 436)
That which staggers something or somebody.
* (Ebenezer Erskine)
(not comparable) Of or relating to astronomy.
* 1839 , (Edgar Allan Poe), ,
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(comparable) Very large; of vast measure.
* 1959 , (Andre Norton), ,
As adjectives the difference between staggering and astronomical
is that staggering is incredible, overwhelming, amazing while astronomical is (not comparable) of or relating to astronomy.As a verb staggering
is .As a noun staggering
is the motion of one who staggers.staggering
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(head)Derived terms
* staggeringlyNoun
(en noun)- There are to whom the gods, in their bounty, give glory: but far oftener it is given in wrath, as a curse and a poison; disturbing the whole inner health and industry of the man; leading onward through dizzy staggerings and tarantula jiggings
- But these doubts, and fears, and staggerings , although they may be in the believer, yet they are not in his faith; these things argue the infirmity of his faith, indeed; but under all this, faith is fighting for the victory
astronomical
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(en adjective)- Finally, all men saw that astronomical knowledge lied not, and they awaited the comet.
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- At the moment he wondered why anyone would want to visit Khatka, let alone pay some astronomical sum for the privilege.