[spɛktˈakjʊlə], [spɛktˈakjʊlə], [s_p_ɛ_k_t_ˈa_k_j_ʊ_l_ə]
Definitions of spectacular
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sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; " a dramatic sunset"; " a dramatic pause"; " a spectacular display of northern lights"; " it was a spectacular play"; " his striking good looks always created a sensation"
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having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; " an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; " a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; " salient traits"; " a spectacular rise in prices"; " a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; " a striking resemblance between parent and child"
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a lavishly produced performance; " they put on a Christmas spectacular"
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of the nature of spectacle or drama; " spectacular dives from the cliff"
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Of or pertaining to a shows; of the nature of a show.
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Adapted to excite wonder and admiration by a display of pomp or of scenic effects; as, a spectacular celebration of some event; a spectacular play.
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Pertaining to spectacles, or glasses for the eyes.
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Pertaining to a show or exhibition; marked by grand display.
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Spectacularly.
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Characterized by grand scenic display.
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Spectacled.
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Pertaining to shows; of the nature of a show.
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Of or relating to shows.
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Usage examples for spectacular
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Spectacular and picturesque was the riverside life of the great Mississippi towns in the steamboat days. – American Merchant Ships and Sailors by Willis J. Abbot
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The approach was not spectacular – Star-Dust A Story of an American Girl by Fannie Hurst
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The heroisms and the triumphs of Scott's spectacular campaign deserve to be sung in epic form. – The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 17 by Charles Francis Horne
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But his spectacular smashing of the memorable corner has passed into history. – The Paternoster Ruby by Charles Edmonds Walk
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The third day of the fire was attended by many spectacular features, many scenes of disaster and many acts of daring heroism. – Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror by Richard Linthicum Trumbull White Samuel Fallows
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I have had other and more spectacular benefits"; but that evening there seemed to be the warmest and most personal of atmospheres in the old Academy. – Memoirs of an American Prima Donna by Clara Louise Kellogg
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Likewise they embody a spectacular lesson in thrift for everybody. – The War After the War by Isaac Frederick Marcosson
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To compound the spectacular timidity, the scientists had given away the secret to all comers, including the Vininese. – The Instant of Now by Irving E. Cox, Jr.
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To all this Miss Flaherty adds an unusual faculty for spectacular antics. – An Ocean Tramp by William McFee
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Clem Davis' failure to appear undoubtedly might deprive the Star of a spectacular scoop. – The Clock Strikes Thirteen by Mildred A. Wirt
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But he did not peer through the trees in search of other eyes, for he was not thinking of himself or of his work from a spectacular point of view. – Peccavi by E. W. Hornung
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He was a shrewd man, and he knew that in order to make a distinct impression on The Public his blow must be sudden and spectacular – The Short Line War by Merwin-Webster
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She seemed to be unduly proud of the spectacular sacrifice. – A Fool and His Money by George Barr McCutcheon
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Nobody dared even whisper about the spectacular success of the clinical trials. – Syndrome by Thomas Hoover
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Its case is looked on by students of history as a spectacular anomaly, because it admitted none of these primary powers of government in its constituted authorities. – An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation by Thorstein Veblen
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He could not yet comprehend his father's attitude in the matter, he could only realize that for some wholly inexplicable reason he was falling far short of his ideal of him; he seemed utterly to have lost his eye for the spectacular possibilities of the moment. – The Just and the Unjust by Vaughan Kester
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" These are spectacular times," observed the latter, with a gesture toward the street below. – Ailsa Paige by Robert W. Chambers
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Justice Chase secured some of the best legal talent in the country to conduct his defense; and the trial assumed from the outset a spectacular character from the personalities involved. – Union and Democracy by Allen Johnson
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Tom aimed it here and there, at the most spectacular parts of the avalanche. – Tom Swift and his Wizard Camera or, Thrilling Adventures while taking Moving Pictures by Victor Appleton
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It is spectacular that is all; not so the running broad jump. – Healthful Sports for Boys by Alfred Rochefort