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awesome
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.
- That new white convertible is totally awesome.
/ ˈɔːsəm /
adjective
- inspiring or displaying awe
- slang.
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Derived Forms
- ˈawesomeness, noun
- ˈawesomely, adverb
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Other Words From
- awesome·ly adverb
- awesome·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
“As soon as I got there, I remember going to a couple Italian restaurants and they just treated us like family. It was awesome.”
“Beastie Boys was big on this album,” she explains, “just ’cause they’re awesome and their phrasing is cool and we listen to a lot of them.”
“It’s been awesome that people are coming out to support us,” he said.
“It’s so cool to be standing with everyone in your community, all different ages and all different backgrounds. And to get the chance to possibly elect the first female Black president is f— awesome.”
He was always touchy, but lately has decompensated so much that he can't handle anything but a Fox News host asking how he got to be so awesome.