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sensationally /sɛnˈseɪʃ(ə)n(ə)li /adverb1In a way that causes great public interest and excitement: the chief executive sensationally quit last week he was sensationally beaten in straight sets...- Just about every girl at her school loves this sensationally bright fabric.
- The lead singer has sensationally confessed he is gay.
- Almost 16 months ago, the commissioner sensationally dismissed a tax assessment of more than €1 million against the former head of government.
1.1In a way that is intended to provoke public interest and excitement, at the expense of accuracy: violence is reported sensationally...- He subtly demonstrated how constructed reality becomes possible when television reports sensationally on real world events.
- At its heart it is an observational film about a family, at the heart of which is physical abuse, and it's not done sensationally.
- An appellate court ordered them freed after nearly four years in prison, ending a sensationally lurid trial about alleged murder.
2 informal Very well indeed; very impressively: Bob performed sensationally...- This actor is sensationally good!
- Initially at least, the novel sold sensationally well.
- The volcanic landscape looks sensationally steep, enough to make the average country walker think twice about greasing his boots.
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