Monday, April 12, 2010

Favourite word used by students during trip to Brunei 10.4.2010

awe·some (ôsm)
adj.
1. Inspiring awe: an awesome thunderstorm.
2. Expressing awe: stood in awesome silence before the ancient ruins.
3. Slang Remarkable; outstanding: "a totally awesome arcade game" (Los Angeles Times).

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awesome·ly adv.
awesome·ness n.

Adj. 1. awesome - inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"
awe-inspiring, awing, amazing, awful
impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"

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