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show-stopping

show-stopping is the alternative form of showstopping.

Meaning of showstopping

Adjective

showstopping (comparative more showstopping, superlative most showstopping)

  1. Characteristic of a showstopper; breathtaking.
    • “You look absolutely showstopping. I hope you know that.” “Showstopping, is it? That's a new one.”2014, J. P. Francis, The Major's Daughter, Penguin, →ISBN
  2. Critical; major.
    • There is a school of thought that says you should periodically fix these issues ahead of the showstopping bugs.2016, Steven Goodwin, Polished Game Development: From First Steps to Final Release, Apress, →ISBN, page 186

Forms of show-stopping

comparativemore show-stopping
superlativemost show-stopping

Questions about show-stopping

What is show-stopping the alternative form of?
Show-stopping is the alternative form of showstopping.

Words near show-stopping in the dictionary

  1. show-stealing
  2. show-stone
  3. show-stones
  4. show-stopper
  5. show-stoppers
  6. show-stopping
  7. show-stoppingly
  8. show-through
  9. show-throughs
  10. show-up
  11. show-ups

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