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blockbustery

blockbustery adjective: having one or more characteristics associated with a blockbuster, such as commercial success, a large budget, or glossy production values.

Adjective

blockbustery (comparative more blockbustery, superlative most blockbustery)

  1. (informal) Having one or more characteristics associated with a blockbuster, such as commercial success, a large budget, or glossy production values
    • He's a very blockbustery screenwriter.
    • You're never sure that what you'll see will be completely safe and blockbustery.2003 June 24, Michael Atkinson, “Time to Get Ill”, in The Village Voice, archived from the original on 22 Oct 2008

Forms of blockbustery

comparativemore blockbustery
superlativemost blockbustery

Origin of blockbustery

From blockbuster + -y.

Questions about blockbustery

What does blockbustery mean?
Blockbustery means having one or more characteristics associated with a blockbuster, such as commercial success, a large budget, or glossy production values.
What part of speech is blockbustery?
Blockbustery is an adjective.

Words near blockbustery in the dictionary

  1. blockbusterize
  2. blockbusterized
  3. blockbusterizes
  4. blockbusterizing
  5. blockbusters
  6. blockbustery
  7. blockbusting
  8. blockbusts
  9. blockchain
  10. blockchains
  11. blocke

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