phenomenal

[ fi-nom-uh-nl ]

/ fɪˈnɒm ə nl /

adjective

highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.

of or relating to phenomena.

of the nature of a phenomenon; cognizable by the senses.

Words nearby phenomenal

phenolphthalein, phenolsulfonephthalein, phenolsulfonphthalein, phenom, phenomena, phenomenal, phenomenalism, phenomenalize, phenomenology, phenomenon, phenoplast

Origin of phenomenal

First recorded in 1815–25; phenomen(on) + -al¹

SYNONYMS FOR phenomenal

1 uncommon, outstanding, surpassing, unprecedented.

OTHER WORDS FROM phenomenal

phe·nom·e·nal·i·ty, nounphe·nom·e·nal·ly, adverbnon·phe·nom·e·nal, adjectivenon·phe·nom·e·nal·ly, adverb

sem·i·phe·nom·e·nal, adjectivesem·i·phe·nom·e·nal·ly, adverbun·phe·nom·e·nal, adjectiveun·phe·nom·e·nal·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH phenomenal

phenomena phenomenal phenomenon (see usage note at phenomenon)

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Examples from the Web for phenomenally

Given that modern animals are a phenomenally diverse group that evolved relatively quickly, why were they so slow to get going?
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She would get up at five in the morning to begin her reading so that she was phenomenally well prepared.
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Mayfield had written the phenomenally successful soundtracks for Super Fly and Claudine.
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That is a phenomenally impressive list, with nary a McG nor Michael Bay nor Zack Snyder to be found.
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It has its start, you see, and it is a phenomenally good one.
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As he is phenomenally large, I have thought it best to seek for information.
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The road was in a wretched condition, and the trains were consequently run at a phenomenally low rate of speed.
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The ruins were the fullest-grown, most phenomenally robust type of archological failure possible.
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Now, no wise theist ever asserted that God was phenomenally known.
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British Dictionary definitions for phenomenally

phenomenal

/ (fɪˈnɒmɪnəl) /

adjective

of or relating to a phenomenon

extraordinary; outstanding; remarkablea phenomenal achievement

philosophy known or perceived by the senses rather than the mind

Derived forms of phenomenal

phenomenally, adverb

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