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awe·some

   [aw-suhm]
adjective
1.
inspiring awe: an awesome sight.
2.
showing or characterized by awe.
3.
Slang. very impressive: That new white convertible is totally awesome.
Origin:
1590–1600; awe + -some1

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

Can be confused: awful, awesome, offal (see usage note at awful).

Usage note
See awful.

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World English Dictionary
awesome (ˈɔːsəm)
 
—adj
1.  inspiring or displaying awe
2.  slang excellent or outstanding
 
'awesomely
 
—adv
 
'awesomeness
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

awesome
c.1600, "profoundly reverential," from awe + -some. Meaning "inspiring awe" is from 1670s; weakened colloquial sense of "impressive, very good" is recorded by 1961 and was in vogue from after c.1980.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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awesome definition


  1. exclam.
    Great!; Excellent! (Usually Awesome! Standard English, but used often in slang.) : You own that gorgeous hog? Awesome!
  2. mod.
    impressive. : That thing is so awesome!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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