† spectaculousadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Spectacular.
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spectaculous1632
spectatorial1783
spectacular1864
1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vi. 271 Setting them on their Altars, O spectaculous Images! adoring them for gods.
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adj.1632- to roll down
- to roll down to st helena
- to roll in
- to roll in the hay
- to roll into
- to roll into one
- to roll off
- to roll on
- to roll one's own
- to roll one's tongue
- to roll one's way on
- to roll one's way upon
- to roll one'the tongue
- to roll out
- to roll out the red carpet
- to roll over
- to roll round
- to roll the bones
- to roll the stone
- to roll them bones
- to roll together
- to roll up
- to roll up and down
- to roll up one's sleeves
- to roll up the sidewalks