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Staggering vs Titanic - What's the difference?

staggering | titanic |

As adjectives the difference between staggering and titanic

is that staggering is incredible, overwhelming, amazing while titanic is of, or relating to the titans, a race in ancient mythology.

As a verb staggering

is .

As a noun staggering

is the motion of one who staggers.

As a proper noun titanic is

, a cruise liner that sank on its maiden voyage on april 14, 1912 after colliding with an iceberg.

staggering

English

Verb

(head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Incredible, overwhelming, amazing.
  • The army suffered a staggering defeat.

    Derived terms

    * staggeringly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The motion of one who staggers.
  • * 1837 , Memoirs of Mirabeau'' (in ''The Westminster Review , volume 26, page 436)
  • 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
  • That which staggers something or somebody.
  • * (Ebenezer Erskine)
  • 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

    titanic

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having great size, or great strength, force or power.
  • Synonyms
    * See also

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (inorganic chemistry) Of or relating to titanium, especially tetravalent titanium
  • Derived terms
    * fluotitanic acid * titanate * titanic acid * titanico- * titanic oxide * titanic iron ore * titanic schorl