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Definition of Awesome
1. Adjective. Inspiring awe or admiration or wonder. "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"
Definition of Awesome
1. a. Causing awe; appalling; awful; as, an awesome sight.
Definition of Awesome
1. Adjective. Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement. ¹
2. Adjective. (colloquial) Excellent, exciting, remarkable. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Awesome
1. inspiring awe [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Awesome
Literary usage of Awesome
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"1954 Your nomination, awesome as I find it, has not enlarged my capacities ...
Richard Harrity, 1952 the physician's awesome responsibility for life and ..."
2. A Diplomatist's Wife in Many Lands by Hugh Fraser (1910)
"... The Brownings — An awesome Experience. I MUST return for a moment to the year
1857, the date from which memory's wings have lifted me and borne me far. ..."
3. Inside the German Empire in the Third Year of the War by Herbert Bayard Swope (1917)
"... national coinage—Hatred of the German in Lille awesome—But hatred cannot be
kept at razor-edge everywhere —"The Ostend-Dover route—cheapest and quickest ..."
4. Motivation & Learning: A Teachers Guide to Building Excitement for Learning by Spence Rogers, Jim Ludington, Shari Graham (1999)
"POSSIBLE TO CHOOSE 2.3 awesome TIPS PURPOSE To gather focused, specific tips from
students that will help them learn. DESCRIPTION USES One of the very best ..."
5. Seasonal Bulletin Boards by Jill Norris (2001)
"00000 Materials Good work comes in many varieties. A Is for awesome! background—white
butcher paper apple squares—for each square you will need: black ..."
6. Half My Heart Is in Iraq! by David D. Bayouth (2006)
"He is a brave soldier, wonderful son, great brother (to 4 sisters), special
uncle (to 3 nieces), awesome grandson (in Grandma Von's eyes). ..."
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