Spectacular

Origin

From Latin spectaculum ("a sight, show") + -ar

Full definition of spectacular

Adjective

1. Amazing or worthy of special noticeThe parachutists were spectacular.
2. (dated) Related to, or having the character of, a spectacle or entertainmentthe merely spectacular
• G. HickesSpectacular sports.
• 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.
3. Relating to spectacles, or glasses for the eyes.

Derived terms

• spectacularly
• unspectacular

Related terms

• spectacle
• species
• speculate

Noun

1. A spectacular display.
• 2010, "Under the volcano", The Economist, 16 Oct 2010: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.