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sensational

adjective
 
 
/senˈseɪ.ʃən.əl/

Definition

C2 approving very good, exciting, or unusual: a sensational sports car/dress She looks sensational (= extremely attractive) in her new dress.Extremely good C1 disapproving describes news reports and articles that are intended to be shocking and exciting rather than serious: Some of the more sensational newspapers have given a lot of coverage to the scandal.Exciting and interesting
(Definition of sensational adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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