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sensationally

/sɛnˈseɪʃənəli/

sensationally adverb: in a sensational manner.

Adverb

sensationally (comparative more sensationally, superlative most sensationally)

  1. In a sensational manner.
  2. To a sensational extent; amazingly.
    • "Yes," said Slartibartfast, "staggeringly dull. Bewilderingly so. [...] Would you like me to quote you some statistics?" "Er, well..." "Please, I would like to. They, too, are quite sensationally dull."1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 111

Forms of sensationally

comparativemore sensationally
superlativemost sensationally

Origin of sensationally

From sensational + -ly.

Words that rhyme with sensationally

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Questions about sensationally

What does sensationally mean?
Sensationally means in a sensational manner.
What part of speech is sensationally?
Sensationally is an adverb.
How do you pronounce sensationally?
Sensationally is pronounced /sɛnˈseɪʃənəli/.

Words near sensationally in the dictionary

  1. sensationalized
  2. sensationalizer
  3. sensationalizers
  4. sensationalizes
  5. sensationalizing
  6. sensationally
  7. sensationalness
  8. sensationary
  9. sensationism
  10. sensationist
  11. sensationistic

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