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adjectivecausing 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. VIDEO FOR AWESOMEWATCH NOW: Do You Remember This Radical 80s Slang?When you re-hear to this 80's slang you'll feel like you've been transported back in time. Do you remember these totally 80's words? MORE VIDEOS FROM DICTIONARY.COM Origin of awesomeFirst recorded in 1590–1600; awe + -some1 words often confused with awesomeSee awful. OTHER WORDS FROM awesomeawe·some·ly, adverbawe·some·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH awesomeawful, awesome (see confusables note at awful)Words nearby awesomeaweather, awed, aweigh, awe-inspiring, aweless, awesome, awesomesauce, awestruck, aweto, awful, awfully Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for awesomeWe see Peck's character change and at the same time we see the awesome size of the forces he's up against. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Our awesome booking agency, High Road Touring, takes a commission for booking the tour. How Much Money Does a Band Really Make on Tour?|Jack Conte|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Emergent procedures provide their benefit right away and have the awesome potential to rescue a patient from the brink of death. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Risky Heart Surgery|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST And they were so funny and awesome that I thought, “I want to do that.” 'So You Think You Can Dance' Winner Ricky Ubeda Is Adorable, and Tired|Kevin Fallon|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Varsity Chiefs are awesome, and the engine for this devastating hardwood machine is point guard Buell Robinson. Native American Basketball Team in Wyoming Have Hoop Dreams Of Their Own|Robert Silverman|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST To-day, Thursday, we saw the School of the Prophets, a curious and awesome cavern in the side of the mountain. Letters from the Holy Land|Elizabeth Butler It was an awesome thing, but at the same time a wonderful one. The Spell of the White Sturgeon|James Arthur Kjelgaard Angered by his impotence, Beowulf raised his voice and shouted a furious defiance to the awesome guardian of the barrow. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race|Maud Isabel Ebbutt The great dining-room, with all the confusion of the first day of school, was an awesome place to country-bred Sarah. When Sarah Went to School|Elsie Singmaster He was now not merely, "friends wid de perlice;" he was held in fear by that awesome body! The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him|Paul Leicester Ford
British Dictionary definitions for awesome
adjectiveinspiring or displaying awe slang excellent or outstanding Derived forms of awesomeawesomely, adverbawesomeness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to awesomebeautiful, breathtaking, intimidating, imposing, magnificent, wonderful, horrible, wondrous, awe-inspiring, impressive, astonishing, stunning, formidable, fearsome, dreadful, alarming, terrifying, awful, overwhelming, frightening |