Adverb: breathtakingly 'breth,tey-king-lee
- In an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
"breathtakingly, he finished medical school in three years";
- amazingly, surprisingly, astonishingly, awesomely [informal], astoundingly
- In an impressive manner
"the students progressed breathtakingly fast";
- impressively, imposingly, awe-inspiringly
- Exceedingly; extremely
"she plays breathtakingly well";
- fabulously, fantastically, incredibly
See also: spectacularly, stunningly