awesome

[aw-suh m]

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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.
Slang. very impressive: That new white convertible is totally awesome.

Origin of awesome

First recorded in 1590–1600; awe + -some¹

Related formsawe·some·ly, adverbawe·some·ness, noun

Can be confusedawful awesome offal

Usage note

See awful.

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Examples from the Web for awesomely

Contemporary Examples

Most of them awesomely feature some sort of musical performance.
Psych’s 13 Best Musical Moments
Chancellor Agard
December 15, 2013
Or is he a captive of his own limitations, a smart, seasoned, and awesomely uninspiring politician?
Mitt Romney Faces High Stakes in NBC Debate With Surging Newt Gingrich
Howard Kurtz
January 23, 2012
They are, awesomely, still together, both on DVD and nearly every night, for hours at a time.
Happy 25th Birthday, Golden Girls!
Andy Dehnart
November 12, 2010

Historical Examples

Awesomely it sounded at the touch of the god, while he sang sweetly to its note.
Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
Homer and Hesiod
In the all too near distance, awesomely vast and ruddy columns of fire rose and fell with monotonous regularity.
Vulcan's Workshop
Harl Vincent
"We will all have to die too," she said, awesomely to herself, her eyes traveling about the circle of faces.
Saturday's Child
Kathleen Norris
The acid—if that was what the red stuff was—was awesomely powerful, at least with inorganic substances.
The Raid on the Termites
Paul Ernst
A breeze fluttered sash ends and tugged at cloaks, otherwise the assembly was motionless and awesomely quiet.
Plague Ship
Andre Norton

British Dictionary definitions for awesomely

awesome

adjective

inspiring or displaying awe
slang excellent or outstanding

Derived Formsawesomely, adverbawesomeness, noun

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Word Origin and History for awesomely

awesome

adj.

1590s, "profoundly reverential," from awe (n.) + -some (1). 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. Related: Awesomely; awesomeness.

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Usage note

Examples from the Web for awesomely

Contemporary Examples

Most of them awesomely feature some sort of musical performance.

Or is he a captive of his own limitations, a smart, seasoned, and awesomely uninspiring politician?

They are, awesomely, still together, both on DVD and nearly every night, for hours at a time.

Historical Examples

Awesomely it sounded at the touch of the god, while he sang sweetly to its note.

In the all too near distance, awesomely vast and ruddy columns of fire rose and fell with monotonous regularity.

"We will all have to die too," she said, awesomely to herself, her eyes traveling about the circle of faces.

The acid—if that was what the red stuff was—was awesomely powerful, at least with inorganic substances.

A breeze fluttered sash ends and tugged at cloaks, otherwise the assembly was motionless and awesomely quiet.

awesome

Word Origin and History for awesomely

awesome

adj.

Origin of awesome