Comments on: Outstanding http://www.word-detective.com/2012/08/outstanding/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Castro http://www.word-detective.com/2012/08/outstanding/comment-page-1/#comment-45214 John Castro Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:09:43 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=6880#comment-45214 Dear Word Detective: I am trying to remember this word I once knew. I think I lost it because it is not an everyday word. It means something awe inspiring has happened but not in a good way. I use to think of it as a car accident. Seeing a car wreck is something you can't turn away from but then you hope every one is okay. Or something catastrophic has happened. Maybe you see an atomic mushroom cloud and you are awed by it but then you think of all the devastation. Please help me find this word (can you email me) Thanks John Dear Word Detective:
I am trying to remember this word I once knew. I think I lost it because it is not an everyday word. It means something awe inspiring has happened but not in a good way. I use to think of it as a car accident. Seeing a car wreck is something you can’t turn away from but then you hope every one is okay. Or something catastrophic has happened. Maybe you see an atomic mushroom cloud and you are awed by it but then you think of all the devastation.

Please help me find this word (can you email me)
Thanks
John

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