heypolyglot
Italian

sensazionale

/sen.sat.t͡sjoˈna.le/adjectiveB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 11,101

Meaning

sensational, spectacular

  • causing great public excitement, interest, or admiration
  • exceptionally good, impressive, or surprising

In a sentence

Ieri sera abbiamo assistito a uno spettacolo sensazionale.

Yesterday evening we witnessed a sensational show.

Gli scienziati hanno fatto una scoperta sensazionale sulla luna.

Scientists made a sensational discovery about the moon.

Non credo che quella notizia sensazionale sia del tutto vera.

I don't think that sensational news story is completely true.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
sensazionalemasculine · singular
sensazionalefeminine · singular
sensazionalimasculine · plural
sensazionalifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Forms the plural with '-i' for both masculine and feminine ('sensazionali').

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