Spectacular
[spek'tækjʊlə] or [spɛk'tækjəlɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a lavishly produced performance; 'they put on a Christmas spectacular'.
(adj.) characteristic of spectacles or drama; 'spectacular dives from the cliff' .
Inputed by Leonard--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to a shows; of the nature of a show.
(a.) 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.
(a.) Pertaining to spectacles, or glasses for the eyes.
Inputed by Barnard
Examples
- A new occasion was mostly spectacular to her. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Brilliant arc lamps, rivaling the sun in power, make night into day, and produce along our streets coruscations, silhouettes, and dancing shadows in spectacular and unceasing pageants. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Few businesses have had a more spectacular rise than the motion-picture industry. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In real practice this spectacular playing with sound vibrations, as if they were lacrosse balls to toss around between the goals, could be materially simplified. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- They care nothing for spectacular performances or establishing new records for their own glory. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Of all modern inventions, not one has advertised itself in such a spectacular way as the electric light. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The Diesel engine has caused a great deal of comment of late years because of the spectacular uses to which it has been successfully applied. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Edited by Beverly