smashing
smashing · more smashing · most smashing
великий
великий, большой
der Große, groß
Serving to smashServing to smash (something).
/ˈsmæʃɪŋ/
Meaning
2 sensesServing to smash (something).
The boxer delivered a smashing blow to his opponent's head.
(Ireland, UK)Wonderful, very good or impressive.
We had a smashing time at the zoo.
More definitions
- excellent
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From smash + -ing. As a synonym for wonderful, the term first appeared in the United StateFrom smash + -ing. As a synonym for wonderful, the term first appeared in the United States in the early twentieth century, and possibly derives from the sense of smash used in smash hit and similar terms. Popular folk etymology connects the term to the broadly homophonous Irish is maith sin or Scottish Gaelic 's math sin ("that is good"), but this has been described as "improbable", and does not appear in the etymological dictionaries.
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Forms
more smashing, most smashing| Comparative | more smashing Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most smashing Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
15 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedsmashingly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form