Word Study
awesome
CIDE DICTIONARY
awesome, a.
- Causing awe; appalling; awful; as, an awesome sight. Wright. [1913 Webster]
- Expressive of awe or terror. [1913 Webster]"An awesome glance up at the auld castle." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
awesome, adj. inspiring awe; dreaded.
Derivative
awesomely adv. awesomeness n.
Etymology
AWE + -SOME(1)
THESAURUS
awesome
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