very exciting or impressive (usually in a pleasant way); very surprising:
a breathtaking view of the mountains * The scene was one of breathtaking beauty. * He spoke with breathtaking arrogance.
breathtakingly adverb:
a breathtakingly expensive diamond
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is breathtaking a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, breathtaking is tagged as adjective.
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