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Spectacular

adjective

1.

Sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect. Synonyms: dramatic, striking. "A dramatic pause" , "A spectacular display of northern lights" , "It was a spectacular play" , "His striking good looks always created a sensation"

2.

Characteristic of spectacles or drama.

3.

Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention. Synonyms: outstanding, prominent, salient, striking. "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"

noun

1.

A lavishly produced performance.

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"Spectacular" Quotes from Famous Books

... very first martyrs of the war was Elmer E. Ellsworth. He was young, handsome, impetuous. At Chicago he had organized among the firemen a company of Zouaves with their spectacular dress and drill. These Zouaves had been giving exhibition drills in many northern cities and aroused no little interest. One result was the formation of similar companies at various places. The fascinating Zouave drill became ...

— The Life of Abraham Lincoln • Henry Ketcham

... even more consequence than his proficiency in his regular work was his persistent study of languages and his omnivorous reading. He was associated with the other Filipinos who were working in a somewhat spectacular way, misdirected rather than led by what may be styled the Spanish liberals, for more considerate treatment of the Philippines. But while he was among them he was not of them, as his studious habits and reticent disposition would hardly have made him a favorite ...

— The Social Cancer - A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere • Jose Rizal

... was not the kind of boy to produce a revolutionising invention, for he was not in the least spectacular, but, on the contrary, almost shy, and lacking in the aggressive enthusiasm that is supposed to mark the successful inventor; quiet determination was a strong characteristic of the young Italian, and a studious habit which had much to do with the ...

— Stories of Inventors - The Adventures Of Inventors And Engineers • Russell Doubleday

... died a glorious, spectacular death. (Harry Squires, in his account, placed it all alone in ...

— Anderson Crow, Detective • George Barr McCutcheon

... taking advantage of that good man's forgiveness, and getting lofty with him, and rather admiring yourself as a spectacular sinner. You are a lazy, ignorant, not very clean woman, and if you succeed in making Mr. Kloh and Willy happy, it will be almost too big a job for you. Now if I come back from Seattle and find ...

— Free Air • Sinclair Lewis

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