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spectacular
English
Etymology
From Latin spectaculum (“a sight, show”) + -ar
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sp?k?tæk.j?.l?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /sp?k?tæk.j?.l?/
- Rhymes: -ækj?l?(?)
- Hyphenation: spec?tac?u?lar
Adjective
spectacular (comparative more spectacular, superlative most spectacular)
- Amazing or worthy of special notice.
- The parachutists were spectacular.
- (dated) Related to, or having the character of, a spectacle or entertainment.
- the merely spectacular
- 1681, George Hickes, “A Sermon Preached before the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of London”:
- The like clamour, and outcry, the Rabble of the unbelieving Jews and Gentiles made again?t Polycarp Bi?hop of Smyrna, at the time of his Martyrdom. crying out again?t him to the Governour, that he ?hould ca?t him to the Lyons, and when he an?wered them he could not, becau?e the Spectacular ?ports were concluded, then they cry’d out, Burn him, burn him, ju?t as the Jews cryed out again?t Chri?t to Pilate, Crucify him, crucify him.
- Relating to spectacles, or glasses for the eyes.
Derived terms
- spectacularly
- unspectacular
Related terms
- spectacle
- species
- speculate
Translations
Further reading
- spectacular in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- spectacular in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Noun
spectacular (plural spectaculars)
- A spectacular display.
- 2010, "Under the volcano", The Economist, 16 Oct 2010:
- Though business has more or less held up so far, a series of drug-related spectaculars sparked an exodus of the city's upper class this summer.
- 2010, "Under the volcano", The Economist, 16 Oct 2010:
- (advertising) A pop-up (folded paper element) in material sent by postal mail.
- 1966, Hanley Norins, The Compleat Copywriter
- Here are a few examples of "spectaculars," or three-dimensional pieces, including those which have won awards […]
- 1966, Hanley Norins, The Compleat Copywriter
Romanian
Etymology
From French spectaculaire
Adjective
spectacular m or n (feminine singular spectacular?, masculine plural spectaculari, feminine and neuter plural spectaculare)
- spectacular
Declension
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astounding
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?nd??
Verb
astounding
- present participle of astound
Adjective
astounding (comparative more astounding, superlative most astounding)
- That astounds or astound.
- astounding success; an astounding spectacle
- 1785, Henry Boyd (translator), A Translation of the Inferno of Dante Alighieri, in English Verse, Dublin, Volume 1, Canto 7, Stanza 18, p. 285,[1]
- Wasted in darkness down the pitchy wave,
- We saw the STYGIAN pool her borders lave,
- Fed by th’ astounding cataract on high.
Derived terms
- astoundingly
- astoundingness
Synonyms
- amazing, extraordinary, fantastic, incredible, marvelous, miraculous, phenomenal, remarkable, unbelievable
- See Thesaurus:surprising
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