breathtakingly

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US/ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ.li/

adverb

In a breathtaking manner.

“The view was breathtakingly beautiful.”

UncommonScrabble 27

Meanings

adverbbreathtakingly (comparative more breathtakingly, superlative most breathtakingly)

comparative more breathtakingly · superlative most breathtakingly

  1. In a breathtaking manner.

    The view was breathtakingly beautiful.

    1 more example

    The ensuing two hours features an energetic, unpredictable, and breathtakingly hilarious confrontation that will have you giggling for hours and perhaps days.

    1976 February 14, Don Shewey, “Haunted Host (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 33, page 14
  2. To a degree that causes shock or awe; shockingly.

    It was a breathtakingly foolish thing to say in public.

Origin

Translations

Danish betagende, fascinerende
  • betagendein a breathtaking manner
  • fascinerendein a breathtaking manner
Hungarian lélegzetelállítóan, lélegzetelállítóan
  • lélegzetelállítóanin a breathtaking manner
  • lélegzetelállítóanshockingly
Cite this entry
APA

breathtakingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breathtakingly

MLA

“breathtakingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breathtakingly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breathtakingly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breathtakingly.

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