spectacular as a noun: - 1
as an adjective: - 1
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spectacular
noun
1 spectacular
A lavishly produced performance.
Dutch: trucfilm
adjective
1 spectacular
Sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect:
— A spectacular display of northern lights.
— It was a spectacular play.
synonyms: dramatic, striking.
Roget 882:
ostentatious,
showy,
dashing,
pretentious;
janty†,
jaunty;
grand,
pompous,
palatial;
high-sounding;
turgid
etc.
(big-sounding)
577;
gairish†,
garish;
gaudy,
gaudy as a peacock,
gaudy as a butterfly,
gaudy as a tulip;
flaunting,
flashing,
flaming,
glittering;
gay
etc.
(ornate)
847.
splendid,
magnificent,
sumptuous.
theatrical,
dramatic,
spectacular;
ceremonial,
ritual.
solemn,
stately,
majestic,
formal,
stiff,
ceremonious,
punctilious,
starched.
dressed to kill,
dressed to the nines,
decjed out,
all decked out,
en granite tenue [Fr.],
in best bib and tucker,
in Sunday best,
endimanch_e,
chic.
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2 spectacular
Characteristic of spectacles or drama.
3 spectacular
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