Sensational

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or relating to sensation.
  • adj. Arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction, especially by exaggerated or lurid details: sensational journalism; a sensational television report.
  • adj. Outstanding; spectacular: a sensational concert; a sensational dinner.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of or pertaining to sensation.
  • adj. Piquing or arousing the senses.
  • adj. Provocative.
  • adj. Exceptionally great.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to sensation.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to sensationalism, or the doctrine that sensation is the sole origin of knowledge.
  • adj. Suited or intended to excite temporarily great interest or emotion; melodramatic; emotional.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to sensation; relating to or implying sensation or perception through the senses.
  • Having sensation; serving to convey sensation; sentient.
  • Intended, as a literary or artistic work, to excite intense emotion; appealing to the love of being moved, as a chief source of interest.
  • Of or pertaining to sensationalism; adhering to philosophical sensationalism.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. commanding attention
  • adj. causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
  • adj. relating to or concerned in sensation
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