awesome

[ aw-suh m ]

/ ˈɔ səm /

adjective

causing or inducing awe; inspiring an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, or fear: an awesome sight.

exhibiting or marked by awe; showing reverence, admiration, or fear.

Slang. very impressive: That new white convertible is totally awesome.

Origin of awesome

First recorded in 1590–1600; awe + -some¹

usage note for awesome

See awful.

OTHER WORDS FROM awesome

awe·some·ly, adverb awe·some·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH awesome

awful awesome offal

Words nearby awesome

aweary, aweather, awed, aweigh, aweless, awesome, awesomesauce, awestruck, aweto, awful, awfully

Example sentences from the Web for awesomely

Most of them awesomely feature some sort of musical performance.

Psych’s 13 Best Musical Moments |Chancellor Agard |December 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Or is he a captive of his own limitations, a smart, seasoned, and awesomely uninspiring politician?

Mitt Romney Faces High Stakes in NBC Debate With Surging Newt Gingrich |Howard Kurtz |January 23, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
They are, awesomely, still together, both on DVD and nearly every night, for hours at a time.

Happy 25th Birthday, Golden Girls! |Andy Dehnart |November 12, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The acid—if that was what the red stuff was—was awesomely powerful, at least with inorganic substances.

The Raid on the Termites |Paul Ernst

Awesomely it sounded at the touch of the god, while he sang sweetly to its note.

Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica |Homer and Hesiod
In the all too near distance, awesomely vast and ruddy columns of fire rose and fell with monotonous regularity.

Vulcan's Workshop |Harl Vincent
"We will all have to die too," she said, awesomely to herself, her eyes traveling about the circle of faces.

Saturday's Child |Kathleen Norris
A breeze fluttered sash ends and tugged at cloaks, otherwise the assembly was motionless and awesomely quiet.

Plague Ship |Andre Norton

British Dictionary definitions for awesomely

awesome

/ (ˈɔːsəm) /

adjective

inspiring or displaying awe

slang excellent or outstanding

Derived forms of awesome

awesomely, adverb awesomeness, noun

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awesome

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adjective

Derived forms of awesome

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awesome

adjective

Origin of awesome

usage note for awesome

OTHER WORDS FROM awesome

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Words nearby awesome

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adjective

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