breath·tak·ing

[breth-tey-king]
adjective
thrillingly beautiful, remarkable, astonishing, exciting, or the like: a breathtaking performance.

Origin:
1875–80; breath + take + -ing2

breath·tak·ing·ly, adverb
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breathtaking (ˈbrɛθˌteɪkɪŋ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
causing awe or excitement: a breathtaking view
 
'breathtakingly
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

breathtaking
1880, from breath + prp. of take. Phrase to take (one's) breath away with astonishment or delight is from 1864.
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Example sentences
It truly has been breathtaking, especially over the past month.
Wherever it comes from, this ad has a breathtaking cheesiness and badness that
  deserve notice.
These breathtaking structures are among the best preserved of their kind to be
  found anywhere in the world.
His audacity is breathtaking, his imagination infectious, his humor as vicious
  as it is delectable.
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