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showstopping

showstopping adjective: characteristic of a showstopper; breathtaking.

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
    • 14 Showstopping Desserts That Don’t Require a Mixer [title]2021 October 20, Nikita Richardson, “14 Showstopping Desserts That Don’t Require a Mixer”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
  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 showstopping

comparativemore showstopping
superlativemost showstopping
alternative formshow-stopping

Origin of showstopping

From show + stopping.

Words formed from showstopping

Questions about showstopping

What does showstopping mean?
Showstopping means characteristic of a showstopper; breathtaking.
What part of speech is showstopping?
Showstopping is an adjective.

Words near showstopping in the dictionary

  1. showsters
  2. showstone
  3. showstones
  4. showstopper
  5. showstoppers
  6. showstopping
  7. showstoppingly
  8. showt
  9. showtime
  10. showtimes
  11. showtune

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