Meanings
comparative more breathtakingly · superlative most breathtakingly
- 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 - 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
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