awsome
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of awsome
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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Eh, me, sirs! what wreck in the universe can Be sae awsome to see as the wreck of a man!
From Verses and Rhymes By the Way by McDougall, Margaret Moran Dixon
Mebbe not—mebbe not—but yer name's awsome like it.
From The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches by Corelli, Marie
"Hegh, Mrs. Mucklebackit, she's an awsome wife!" said Jenny in reply.
From The Antiquary — Volume 02 by Scott, Walter, Sir
It's a some awsome story, but there's something unco fulish-like intil't as weel.
From Donal Grant, by George MacDonald by MacDonald, George
An awsome place," answered the blind woman, "as ever living creature took refuge in; they ca it the Black Linn of Linklater.
From Old Mortality, Volume 2. by Scott, Walter, Sir
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