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Breathtaking

//ˈbɹɛθˌteɪ.kɪŋ// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    stunningly beautiful; amazing

    "He went to the Grand Canyon and spent a week taking in the breathtaking scenery all around him."

  2. 2
    Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment. broadly

    "breathtaking stupidity or rudeness"

Adjective
  1. 1
    tending to cause suspension of regular breathing wordnet

Etymology

From breath + taking.

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