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“astonishing” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

astonishing
stupendus: admirabilis: mirus: mirificus: mirabilis. Sometimes ingens, immanis (huge, immense). An astonishing amount of money, immanes pecuniae. To perform astonishing cures, mirabiliter mederi aegrtis (Plin.).

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What is the Latin word for astonishing?
The usual Latin words for “astonishing” are admīrābilis, mīrus, mīrificus; also mīrābilis, ingēns, immānis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.