staggered

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Verb

staggered

1. Simple past tense and past participle of stagger.

   The drunk staggered to the end of the bar before he collapsed.

Adjective

staggered (comparative more staggered, superlative most staggered)

1. referring to something that has been arranged in a way that is not uniform

   The U.S. Senate holds staggered elections, with only one third of the seats being filled every two years.

2. Astonished, taken aback.

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Portuguese: estarrecido m., estarrecida f. (1), atônico m., atônica f. (2)