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Jaw-droppingly

adv.energetic, joyfulplayful

What it means

In a manner that is astonishingly impressive, beautiful, or extreme.

Reach for it when intensifying lively praise when ordinary emphasis would undersell the result

The tiny observatory produced a jaw-droppingly clear image of Saturn.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    amazingly

    casual surprise is the only effect needed

    not when Amazingly is broad and often diluted by overuse.

  • everyday

    astonishingly

    surprise matters without a slangy tone

    not when Astonishingly can introduce bad news and lacks automatic admiration.

  • everyday

    spectacularly

    the manner is visually dramatic or publicly exciting

    not when Spectacularly can also intensify failure, so the compliment needs context.

  • warm

    stunningly

    appearance or execution creates immediate admiration

    not when Stunningly is smoother but less playful than jaw-droppingly.

  • professional

    exceptionally

    measured quality clearly exceeds the norm

    not when Exceptionally is restrained and does not convey a stunned reaction.

  • literary

    breathtakingly

    beauty or scale deserves lyrical emphasis

    not when Breathtakingly can sound overwrought for efficiency or accuracy.

Said against

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  • ordinarily
  • predictably
  • unimpressively

It naturally appears in

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  • jaw-droppingly beautiful

    The reef looked jaw-droppingly beautiful after the water cleared.

  • jaw-droppingly good

    The student orchestra sounded jaw-droppingly good in the new hall.

  • jaw-droppingly intricate

    The clock's interior was jaw-droppingly intricate under magnification.

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