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awestriking

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Inspiring awe or wonder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1799, A. Percy, The Monks and the Robbers; a Tale, Chapter 16, in The Lady’s Magazine, Volume 30, April 1799, p. 159, An awe-striking misty gloom, even in the brightest glow of mid-day, pervaded the whole.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wonder-striking

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of awestrike

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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