kick-ass
adjective
strikingly or overwhelmingly tough, aggressive, powerful, or effective.
kickass
-
a variation of
kick-ass.
Example Sentences
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I've tried to pattern my work after a kickass Black sociologist: W.E.B.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2023
To convert consumers to the cause, Mill is relying on what Tannenbaum calls “a kickass kitchen experience.”
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2023
Krysten Ritter understands how a kickass character and show can be about so much more.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2021
All that, plus it’s a show about a bunch of kickass girls killing monsters with swords in churches.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2020
“So listen up, then. Morty gets sick. Like you never seen nobody so bad off. This is real kickass disease, he can’t walk or talk, can’t fart. Can’t nothin’.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
