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sensational

 adjective
     
sen‧sa‧tion‧al
1 very interesting, exciting, and surprising:
a sensational discovery
The show was a sensational success.
a sensational 6-0 victory
2 intended to interest, excite, or shock people - used in order to show disapproval:
sensational newspaper stories
sensational headlines
3 informal very good:
She looked sensational.
—sensationally adverb
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