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jaw-dropping

[ jaw-drop-ing ]

adjective

Informal.
  1. causing astonishment or surprise; amazing ( def ):

    The company has reported a jaw-dropping annual profit of $30 billion.



jaw-dropping

adjective

  1. informal.
    amazing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈjaw-ˌdroppingly, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • jaw-drop·ping·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of jaw-dropping1

First recorded in 1900–05; jaw 1( def ) + dropping ( def )
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

The sheer graft of it isn’t the only jaw-dropping aspect of President Donald Trump’s eagerness to accept a $400 million luxury jet as a gift from the emirate of Qatar.

From Slate

The MPs also raised concerns about the "jaw-dropping" amount of money lawyers are making from clinical negligence claims.

From BBC

"I mean it's kind of jaw-dropping," Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon told the BBC on Friday, speaking of Leo's election.

From BBC

As if the movie weren’t strange enough as it is, Feig takes a sharp left turn in the final act that’s both jaw-dropping and head-scratching.

From Salon

The jaw-dropping narrative includes, to support Aimee’s story, a blind lawyer being approached by an agent of her kidnappers, an overlooked ransom note and a twin who claimed it was her sister impersonating Aimee in Carmel.

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