Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Spectacular character or quality; likeness to or the fact of being a spectacle or show.
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- noun The condition of being
spectacular .
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Examples
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But being part of that elite would not entail a rejection of escapist works or works that were populist for some other reason (conventionality, sensationalism or spectacularity, say).
Essay Rant Thingy Hal Duncan 2009
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Saturday night, singer Florence Welch's machine consists of a harpist, a dozen backup singers and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, who would accompany all of the artists here tonight - but none to this degree of spectacularity.
Give peace a dance Chris Richards 2010
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It has no sense whatsoever of spectacularity building, as I recall -- in so far as I can recall, that is, something so instantly forgettable.
More Aesthetics Hal Duncan 2007
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It goes on and on, but I didn't want it to end, found myself sitting at the computer snorting and guffawing at the over-the-top shmaltzy spectacularity.
15 Minutes of Bliss Dodie Bellamy 2009
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The extensibility of the episodic form predicates against spectacularity as structural component.
More Aesthetics Hal Duncan 2007
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With the spectacularity levelled off, we're left with a dramatic climax but not the crisis of spectacle we actually wanted, like raising a foot to take a step and finding that the step isn't there.
More Aesthetics Hal Duncan 2007
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If all you're looking for is the spectacularity and novelty value of a cutting-edge 3D Hollywood Schlocksbuster, Beowulf does do the business.
Archive 2007-11-01 Hal Duncan 2007
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It goes on and on, but I didn't want it to end, found myself sitting at the computer snorting and guffawing at the over-the-top shmaltzy spectacularity.
Archive 2009-01-01 Dodie Bellamy 2009
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American does not run on Dunkin ', it runs on spectacularity, titillation and cheap thrills.
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If all you're looking for is the spectacularity and novelty value of a cutting-edge 3D Hollywood Schlocksbuster, Beowulf does do the business.
I Am Beowulf! You're Going Daaaaahn! Hal Duncan 2007
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