Word a Day
awesome
What does awesome mean?
awesome (adjective): excellent, exciting, remarkable.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use awesome in a sentence?
- The waterfall in the middle of the rainforest was an awesome sight. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does awesome come from?
From awe + -some; compare earlier awful and Middle English eiful (“inducing fright or terror, terrible”), from Old English eġeful (“fearful; inspiring awe”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “awesome” mean?
excellent, exciting, remarkable
Right! That's what “awesome” means.
unfavorable; negative; not good
Not quite: that's what bad means.
fit or ready for use or service
Not quite: that's what operational means.
rigid; hard to bend; inflexible
Not quite: that's what stiff means.
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