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awe·some  sm)
adj.
1. Inspiring awe: an awesome thunderstorm.
2. Expressing awe: stood in awesome silence before the ancient ruins.
3. Slang Remarkable; outstanding: "a totally awesome arcade game" (Los Angeles Times).

awesome·ly adv.
awesome·ness n.

awesome [ˈɔːsəm]
adj
1. inspiring or displaying awe
2. Slang excellent or outstanding
awesomely  adv
awesomeness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.awesome - inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"
impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"

awesome
Translations
awesome [ˈɔːsəm] ADJ
1. (= impressive) [sight, beauty] → impresionante, imponente; [achievement] → impresionante
2. (= huge) [task, responsibility] → abrumador
3. (esp US) (= excellent) → formidable
awesome [ˈɔːsəm] adj
(= impressive) [power, responsibilty, task, sight, display, scale] → effarant(e)
(= brilliant) → super >
awesome
adj
(= frightening)beängstigend; (= impressive)beeindruckend
(esp US inf: = excellent) → irre (inf); she’s really awesomesie ist echt cool drauf (inf)


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Farther and farther toward the ground they inclined, and still there was no sound save the deep and awesome moaning of the wind.
The gulf yawned between her and him at the awesome thought of a person who did not have to work for a living.
It must be an awesome thing to have so much blood upon one's soul.
 
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