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phenomenal

 adjective
     
phe‧nom‧e‧nal
very great or impressive:
the phenomenal success of computer games in recent years
phenomenal growth/rise/increase
California had experienced a phenomenal growth in population.
He has learned a phenomenal amount in the last two years.
The results have been phenomenal.
—phenomenally adverb:
The group have been phenomenally successful in Europe.
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