stunning
Having an effect that stuns.
Example
“The stunning jolt from the taser gun made the criminal stop fleeing.”
Other meanings
Exceptionally beautiful or attractive.
“That woman is stunning!”
Amazing; wonderfully good.
“The film was stunning.”
Word history
From Middle English "stunnyng".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “stunning” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.