Sekirov Dictionary

spectacular

UK /spɛkˈtæk.jʊ.lə/US /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/

adjective 3
noun 2
forms 3

adjective3

•
so big, beautiful or surprising that people cannot help noticing it
- The parachutists were spectacular.
•
(old-fashioned) Related to, or having the character of, a spectacle or entertainment.
- Those apparently insignificant events which really make history are seldom featured in the press; the merely spectacular too frequently crowds the essential out of the public sheets. — 1910
Relating to spectacles, or glasses for the eyes.

noun2

•
A spectacular display.
- 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
•
A pop-up (folded paper element) in material sent by postal mail.
- Here are a few examples of "spectaculars," or three-dimensional pieces, including those which have won awards […] — 1966

forms

spectaculars · more spectacular · most spectacular

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