King James Bible Dictionary

STAGGER, verb transitive

1. To reel; to vacillate; to move to one side and the other in standing or walking; not to stand or walk with steadiness.

Deep was the wound; he staggerd with the blow.

2. To fail; to cease to stand firm; to begin to give way.

The enemy staggers.

3. To hesitate; to begin to doubt and waver in purpose; to become less confident or determined.

Abraham staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief. Romans 4:20.

STAGGER, verb transitive

1. To cause to reel.

2. To cause to doubt and waver; to make to hesitate; to make less steady or confident; to shock.

Whoever will read the story of this war, will find himself much staggered.

When a prince fails in honor and justice, it is enough to stagger his people in their allegiance.

STAGGERED, participle passive Made to reel; made to doubt and waver.

STAGGERING, participle present tense Causing to reel, to waver or to doubt.

STAGGERING, noun

1. The act of reeling.

2. The cause of staggering

STAGGERINGLY, adverb

1. In a reeling manner.

2. With hesitation or doubt.

STAGGERS, noun plural

1. A disease of horses and cattle, attended with reeling or giddiness; also, a disease of sheep, which inclines them to turn about suddenly.

2. Madness; wild irregular conduct. [Not in use.]

STAGGER-WORT, noun A plant, ragwort.