awesomely

adverb

awe·​some·​ly ˈȯ-səm-lē 

: in an awesome manner : to an awesome extent

an awesomely massive structure

an awesomely beautiful scene

Mr. Gay is an awesomely well-informed historian, but he does little to turn any of his fine skepticism about the past onto his own position …

—James R. Kincaid

Her awesomely thorough research alone probably occupied most of 10 years …

—Alastair Macaulay

Along with this sound comes a concussive suction so awesomely powerful that it's both scary and strangely comforting …

—David Foster Wallace

He was reported to be awesomely clever, with the glamour of a far-away city and a big university hanging around him.

—Lucy Maud Montgomery

Examples of awesomely in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The most impressive aspect of Schlesinger’s film is its sense of place: the sunny, awesomely relaxed, fetid warmth captured by Conrad Hall’s sumptuous cinematography. —Armond White, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025

Riley’s awesomely committed performance makes these warring qualities seem helplessly innate rather than showy. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025

And of course, our military power is enormously, awesomely effective when it’s used. —Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2015

The family was awesomely depicted in the digital art on the card Eva Chen is sharing a look at her holiday season with her little ones! —Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above