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Synonyms
adjective
1.
highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
2.
of or pertaining to phenomena.
3.
of the nature of a phenomenon; cognizable by the senses.
Related forms
phe·nom·e·nal·i·ty, noun
phe·nom·e·nal·ly, adverb
non·phe·nom·e·nal, adjective
non·phe·nom·e·nal·ly, adverb
sem·i·phe·nom·e·nal, adjective
EXPANDSynonyms
1. uncommon, outstanding, surpassing, unprecedented.
1. uncommon, outstanding, surpassing, unprecedented.
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Phenomenally
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Word Origin & History
phenomenal
1825, "of the nature of a phenomenon," from phenomenon. A hybrid coined 1825 by Coleridge (with suffix from L. -alis). Meaning "remarkable, exceptional" is from 1850.
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