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spectabulous

spectabulous adjective: extremely spectacular.

Adjective

spectabulous (comparative more spectabulous, superlative most spectabulous)

  1. (slang) Extremely spectacular.
    • And that means that rehearsals have started for the most spectabulous Barristers' Club show in history.1974, Barristers' Bailiwick, volume 3, Bar Association of San Francisco, page 165
    • It's good. No, it's great. No, it's spectabulous!2003, Jordana Arkin, "The Vampire Strikes Back", What's New, Scooby-Doo?, season 2, episode 5, 0:37 (DVD subtitles)

Forms of spectabulous

comparativemore spectabulous
superlativemost spectabulous

Origin of spectabulous

Blend of spectacular + fabulous.

Questions about spectabulous

What does spectabulous mean?
Spectabulous means extremely spectacular.
What part of speech is spectabulous?
Spectabulous is an adjective.

Words near spectabulous in the dictionary

  1. specsmanship
  2. spect
  3. spect-actor
  4. spect-actors
  5. spectable
  6. spectabulous
  7. spectacle
  8. spectacle case
  9. spectacle cases
  10. spectacled
  11. spectacled bear

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