staggered
adjective /ˈstæɡəd/
/ˈstæɡərd/
- [not before noun] very surprised and shocked at something you are told or at something that happens synonym amazed
- staggered at something I was staggered at the amount of money the ring cost.
- staggered by something I was staggered by her rudeness.
- staggered to hear, learn, see, etc. We were staggered to learn what the painting was worth.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- absolutely
- quite
- at
- by
- arranged in such a way that not everything happens at the same time
- staggered working hours (= people start and finish at different times)
- a staggered introduction of the new system