amazing

[ uh-mey-zing ]

/ əˈmeɪ zɪŋ /

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adjective

causing great surprise or sudden wonder.

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Origin of amazing

First recorded in 1520–30; amaze + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM amazing

a·maz·ing·ly, adverb

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Example sentences from the Web for amazing

We hit it off amazingly well, and started a real friendship.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“They could be, amazingly enough, the girl next door,” Brenner said of victims of such killings.
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He was one of a handful of amazingly talented people whose efforts helped define what it is that we today, call stand-up comedy.
Why George Carlin Deserves His Own Street|Kevin Bartini|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The four or five thrillers a year that de Villiers churned out from 1966 until his death in 2013 were amazingly trashy.
This Sexy Thriller Is Just the Document the Benghazi Commission Needs|Christopher Dickey|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

For instance, a wonderful, amazingly accomplished bartender in Kansas City had a baby last year, and I followed her journey.
The Ladies Disrupting the Bartender Boys’ Club|Brandy Zadrozny|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Far away on the deck of the Chihuahua the quick-fire racket of Jones's auxiliary was amazingly audible.
Quick Action|Robert W. Chambers
All was so familiar, and yet so amazingly unfamiliar, so silent!
The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete|Winston Churchill
He was a bright little fellow, and your father took to him amazingly.
Little Fishers: and their Nets|Pansy
Amazingly, he could speak French, David's language, though with a strange and heavy accent.
The Saracen: Land of the Infidel|Robert Shea
Heaven knows what evil genius has inspired their costume; it is amazingly inelegant compared with those of former generations.
Letters of Two Brides|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for amazing

amazing

/ (əˈmeɪzɪŋ) /

adjective

causing wonder or astonishmentamazing feats

Derived forms of amazing

amazingly, adverb

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