showstopping

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

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adj

"“You look absolutely showstopping. I hope you know that.” “Showstopping, is it? That's a new one.”"
"14 Showstopping Desserts That Don’t Require a Mixer [title]"
"There is a school of thought that says you should periodically fix these issues ahead of the showstopping bugs."

From show + stopping.

more showstopping (comparative) most showstopping (superlative) show-stopping (alternative)

showstoppingly

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