remarkable

[ ri-mahr-kuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. notably or conspicuously unusual; extraordinary: a remarkable change.

  2. worthy of notice or attention.

Origin of remarkable

1
From the French word remarquable, dating back to 1595–1605; see remark, -able

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Other words from remarkable

  • re·mark·a·bil·i·ty [ri-mahr-kuh-bil-i-tee], /rɪˌmɑr kəˈbɪl ɪ ti/, re·mark·a·ble·ness, noun
  • re·mark·a·bly, adverb
  • qua·si-re·mark·a·ble, adjective
  • un·re·mark·a·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for remarkable

remarkable

/ (rɪˈmɑːkəbəl) /


adjective
  1. worthy of note or attention: a remarkable achievement

  2. unusual, striking, or extraordinary: a remarkable sight

Derived forms of remarkable

  • remarkableness or remarkability, noun
  • remarkably, adverb

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