spectacular

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a lavishly produced performance
  • Adjective:
    sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
    of the nature of spectacle or drama
    having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

Word Origin

spectacular (adj.)
1680s, from Latin spectaculum "a sight, show" (see spectacle) + -ar. As a noun, first attested 1890. Related: Spectacularly.

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Example

1. Beyond canary wharf are the rather spectacular royal docks .
2. Specialist managers are gathering assets and fees at spectacular rates .
3. He also shows off a spectacular electric blue iceberg .
4. Spectacular though the show undoubtedly was , not everybody was starry-eyed .
5. The spectacular collapse of the western financial system is a symptom of this big fact .

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