spectacularly
adverb/spɛkˈtækjələrli/
Frequency rank: #12,832 most common English word
Meaning
in a way that is very impressive or dramatic; strikingly.
Example sentence
The fireworks display ended spectacularly with a burst of color that lit up the entire sky.
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