phenomenal

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Then the aunt retreated precipitately before the sound of the opening door and entrenched herself in her bedroom, where she stood listening Margaret Edes treated the young author with the respect which she really deserved, for talent she possessed in such a marked degree as to make her phenomenal, and the phenomenal is always entitled to consideration of some sort Miss Wallingford?"

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or constituting phenomena or a phenomenon.
  2. adjective Extraordinary; outstanding: a phenomenal feat of memory.
  3. adjective Philosophy Known or derived through the senses rather than through the mind.

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  • If you know photographers - they may be looking for a baby to do some stock work - but editorial and advertising shoots sound like a phenomenal waste of energy. —  Ask MetaFilter
  • Pros: Sienkiewicz is phenomenal, the collection overall is broad and interesting. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • The first 2 seasons are phenomenal, the latter 2 are still pretty good. —  All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News
  • "It's really quite phenomenal, and wonderful of them to share this history with us." —  The Gazette-Enterprise: News
  • With that said, the audio balance between explosions and audio is phenomenal, which isn't something I can say about action movies all that often. —  Dailygame
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  1. Also phænomenal; = French phénoménal = Spanish fenomenal; as phenomenon + -al.
 

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/fəˈnɑmɛnəl/
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