spectacular

Amazing or worthy of special notice.

The parachutists were spectacular.

A branch of rail transport that seems to been rather neglected by historians is that concerned with cliff railways, of which a fair number exist in Great Britain. This is probably because these lines are overshadowed by the more spectacular funicular railways in Switzerland and other mountainous regions; perhaps, too, because of the general habit of referring to them as "cliff lifts," which tends to associate them with the vertical indoor type.

Related to, or having the character of, a spectacle or entertainment.

the merely spectacular

The like clamour, and outcry, the Rabble of the unbelieving Jews and Gentiles made againſt Polycarp Biſhop of Smyrna, at the time of his Martyrdom. crying out againſt him to the Governour, that he ſhould caſt him to the Lyons, and when he anſwered them he could not, becauſe the Spectacular ſports were concluded, then they cry’d out, Burn him, burn him, juſt as the Jews cryed out againſt Chriſt to Pilate, Crucify him, crucify him.

Relating to spectacles, or glasses for the eyes.

A spectacular display.

Though business has more or less held up so far, a series of drug-related spectaculars sparked an exodus of the city's upper class this summer.

A pop-up (folded paper element) in material sent by postal mail.

Here are a few examples of "spectaculars," or three-dimensional pieces, including those which have won awards […]