a. rare. [ad. L. stupent-em pres. pple. of stupēre to be stupefied or astounded.] That is in a state of stupor or amazement.
1843. Carlyle, Past & Pr., III. viii. We stand speechless, stupent, and know not what to say! Ibid. (1851), in Froude, C.’s Life in Lond. (1884), II. xix. 68. Poor Simeon … sat stupent in the whirlpool of heterodox hail.
1912. G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion, II. (1916), 120. Higgins [stupent] W e l l ! ! ! [Recovering his breath with a gasp] What do you expect me to say to you?
