jaw-dropping

[jaw-drop-ing]

adjective

Informal.

1. causing astonishment or surprise; amazing.

   The company has reported a jaw-dropping annual profit of $30 billion.

jaw-dropping

adjective

1. informal,  amazing

Other Word Forms

• jaw-droppingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of jaw-dropping¹

First recorded in 1900–05; jaw ¹ ( def. ) + dropping ( def. )