spectacular
adjective
of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
unspectacularly
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a word derived from
spectacular.
Example Sentences
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England, as they did under Southgate and others, comfortably and unspectacularly see off the game's minnows in qualifying, beating Latvia, Albania and Andorra with Tuchel in charge.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2025
After using that experience to beat Miami and eliminate Buffalo on the road, Kansas City played solidly if unspectacularly in dispatching the Ravens.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2024
Specifically, Allen has flashed as the Commanders’ punt returner — a role that unspectacularly belonged to Milne last season.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
Paige, 25, rose steadily if unspectacularly as a woman through modeling’s ranks, appearing on a cover of Vogue Thailand and in abundant catalogs, it was after coming out as nonbinary that their career took off.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2018
By the time he’s confined to a wheelchair and, eventually, voice-synthesizing machine, Hawking’s immobilized and twisted body has become as unspectacularly palpable—as simply and evidently there—as his restless, searching mind.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2014
