• Remarkable

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    Origin

    French remarquable

    Full definition of remarkable

    Adjective

    remarkable

    1. Worthy of being remarked or noticed; noticeable; conspicuous; hence, uncommon; extraordinary.
      • 1969, Monty Python, "" ()Owner: No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage!Praline: The plumage don't enter into it. It's stone dead.
    2. He did the crime and will go to jail - the fact that he did not know it was illegal does not enter into it."'Tis remarkable, that they talk most who have the least to say." -Prior.
      • 2012, May 9, John Percy, Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report, With such constant off-field turmoil Hughton’s work has been remarkable and this may have been his last game in charge. West Bromwich Albion, searching for a replacement for Roy Hodgson, are firm admirers.

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