breathtakingly

/ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

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"The view was breathtakingly beautiful."
"The ensuing two hours features an energetic, unpredictable, and breathtakingly hilarious confrontation that will have you giggling for hours and perhaps days."
"It was a breathtakingly foolish thing to say in public."

Etymology tree English breathtaking Middle English -ly English -ly English breathtakingly From breathtaking + -ly.

more breathtakingly (comparative) most breathtakingly (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce breathtakingly?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ.li/.

What does breathtakingly mean?

In a breathtaking manner.

Where does breathtakingly come from?

Etymology tree English breathtaking Middle English -ly English -ly English breathtakingly From breathtaking + -ly.

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