spectacularlyadv.
In a spectacular fashion; after the manner of a spectacle.
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the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > spectacular, sensational, or dramatic display > [adverb]
theatrically1647
dramatically1839
spectacularly1859
sensationally1860
society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > [adverb]
spectacularly1859
1859 C. Dickens Tale of Two Cities ii. i. 34 Then only was he permitted to be seen, spectacularly poring over large books.
1897 Advance (Chicago) 14 Jan. 43 The ‘7,000 free Christmas dinners’, spectacularly served in barracks.
1901 Munsey's Mag. 24 838/2 They moved slowly and spectacularly up the avenue.
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adv.1859- where the sun don't shine
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