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
6- 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
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
3- ordinarily
- predictably
- unimpressively
It naturally appears in
3- 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.
The word family
1Where this comes from
- Wiktionary, English adverb sense: in an astonishing or amazing manner opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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