"stumpifying" meaning in English

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        "present participle and gerund of stumpify"
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  "etymology_text": "Compare stumped.",
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      "form": "more stumpifying",
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          "ref": "2012, AJ Stern, Miss Fortune, →ISBN:",
          "text": "This was a bit stumpifying. I did not know why something like this would happen when we both agreed about what right a fortune I gave him.",
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        {
          "ref": "2013, Celia Ross, Making Sense of Business Reference, →ISBN:",
          "text": "However, starting with these basics can often help you determine the best strategies for solving even the most stumpifying of business reference stumpers.",
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        "Baffling; leaving one confused with no helpful ideas."
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        "(slang) Baffling; leaving one confused with no helpful ideas."
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  "word": "stumpifying"
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  "etymology_text": "Compare stumped.",
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          "text": "This was a bit stumpifying. I did not know why something like this would happen when we both agreed about what right a fortune I gave him.",
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          "ref": "2013, Celia Ross, Making Sense of Business Reference, →ISBN:",
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