Meaning & use
spectacularly
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In a way that is strikingly impressive, dramatic, or extreme.
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The fireworks display ended spectacularly with a burst of color across the sky.
The startup spectacularly failed within its first year of operation.
A note on using this word
Spectacularly can intensify both positive outcomes, like a stunning success, and negative ones, like a dramatic failure.
Words with a similar meaning
dramaticallystrikingly
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Words with an opposite meaning
unremarkably
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