AWESOME


Meaning of AWESOME in English

/ ˈɔːsəm; NAmE / adjective

1.

very impressive or very difficult and perhaps rather frightening :

an awesome sight

awesome beauty / power

They had an awesome task ahead.

2.

( NAmE , informal ) very good, enjoyable, etc. :

I just bought this awesome new CD!

Wow! That's totally awesome!

➡ note at great

►  awe·some·ly adverb :

awesomely beautiful

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (in the sense filled with awe ): from awe + -some .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.