amazingly-constructed
|a-maz-ing-ly-con-struct-ed|
/əˈmeɪzɪŋli kənˈstrʌktɪd/
impressively built
Etymology
'amazingly-constructed' originates from the combination of 'amazing' and 'constructed', where 'amazing' comes from the word 'amaze', meaning 'to surprise greatly', and 'constructed' from 'construct', meaning 'to build or form'.
'amaze' changed from the Old English word 'amasian', and 'construct' from the Latin word 'construere', eventually forming the modern English word 'amazingly-constructed'.
Initially, 'amaze' meant 'to bewilder', and 'construct' meant 'to pile up', but over time they evolved into their current meanings of 'to surprise greatly' and 'to build or form', respectively.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
built or created in a way that is extremely impressive or surprising.
The skyscraper was an amazingly-constructed feat of modern engineering.
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Last updated: 2025/03/17 06:49
