awing

awing
adjective
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
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New York is an amazing city

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the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight

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the awesome complexity of the universe

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"this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville

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Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent

Syn: ↑amazing, ↑awe-inspiring, ↑awesome, ↑awful
Similar to: ↑impressive

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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