sensational
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ʃə adjective
1.
producing or designed to produce a startling effect, strong reaction, intense interest, etc., especially by exaggerated, superficial, or lurid elements: a sensational novel.
2.
extraordinarily good; conspicuously excellent; phenomenal: a sensational quarterback.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | causing or intended to cause intense feelings, esp of curiosity, horror, etc: sensational disclosures in the press |
| 2. | informal extremely good: a sensational skater |
| 3. | of or relating to the faculty of sensation |
| 4. | philosophy of or relating to sensationalism |
| sen'sationally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
sensational
"aiming at violently excited effects," 1863, from sensation in its secondary sense. Sensationalism in literature, journalism, etc., first recorded 1865.
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Example sentences
There is an element of the exaggerated or sensational embedded in some of the pieces.
They have a lot of evidence, for instance, a historically sensational health care system for such a large and impoverished nation.
The great promise of his sensational early albums had never brought him the wide following he deserved.
Yet there was nothing sensational about the coverage.
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