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spectacular

[ spek-tak-yuh-ler ]

adjective

  1. of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
  2. dramatically daring or thrilling:

    a spectacular dive from a cliff.

    Synonyms: breathtaking, dramatic, hair-raising



noun

  1. a single television production featuring well-known performers and characterized by elaborate sets, costumes, staging, etc. Compare special ( def 14 ).
  2. an impressive, large-scale display:

    another Hollywood spectacular.

spectacular

/ spɛkˈtækjʊlə /

adjective

  1. of or resembling a spectacle; impressive, grand, or dramatic
  2. unusually marked or great

    a spectacular increase in spending



noun

  1. a lavishly produced performance

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Derived Forms

  • specˈtacularly, adverb

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Other Words From

  • spec·tac·u·lar·i·ty [spek-tak-y, uh, -, lar, -i-tee], spec·tacu·lar·ism noun
  • spec·tacu·lar·ly adverb
  • nonspec·tacu·lar adjective
  • nonspec·tacu·lar·ly adverb
  • unspec·tacu·lar adjective
  • unspec·tacu·lar·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of spectacular1

First recorded in 1675–85; from Latin spectācul(um) ( spectacle ) + -ar 1

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Example Sentences

Companies like Hayungs’ that offered telehealth services in particular made spectacular revenue gains through the first months of the pandemic.

The unapologetic Elon Musk continues to grab headlines on a near-daily basis that switch between spectacular achievements and openly challenging his critics.

From Quartz

Ketel One Vodka created a spectacular at home viewing experience with the help of the Emmy nominee Billy Porter, Cocktail Courier and mixologist Charles Joly.

A lot of the big companies are agreeing to put their best people on both therapeutics and vaccines, so that’s pretty spectacular.

From Fortune

In all likelihood, this is going to be spectacular next spring.

There were the bevvy of performances promoting Beyoncé, too, which were characteristically spectacular.

Most of them were large birds—hawks, egrets, and even peacocks—for spectacular visual effect as they took flight.

Today, the train chugs north out of Kanchanaburi over the famous bridge before it hits a spectacular bend in the river.

The Macallan 18 had long being a personal favorite, one of the first spectacular single malts that I ever had the chance to try.

But perhaps the most spectacular lot in the sale is a silver jug, a birthday present to Churchill from his War Cabinet in 1942.

Niagara Falls' spectacular skew-wise splashing toward the Canadian side didn't set many hearts at ease, either.

I pumped Dr. Hudson's hand and assured him that we had indeed made spectacular history, and together we could make millions.

Then on to the corrals, where some spectacular broncho busting was staged for the sole benefit of the visitors.

Paris, hungry for the spectacular, constructs it indifferently out of anything, civil war as readily as the burial of a statesman.

A smock covered her into shapelessness, and her spectacular hair was bound up in a kerchief, but she still looked good.

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