kenspeckle

adjective

ˈken-ˌspe-kəl How to pronounce kenspeckle (audio)
Definition of kenspecklenext
chiefly Scottish
as in noticeable
likely to attract attention the kind of kenspeckle performance art that is much in evidence at Edinburgh's Fringe Festival

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  1. noticeable
  2. commanding
  3. prominent
  4. dramatic
  5. marked
  6. remarkable
  7. pronounced
  8. striking
Adjective
  • But his rhetoric has taken a noticeable rightward turn in the weeks since Trump’s election victory, particularly on immigration, with Adams boosting the president-elect’s platform and appearing enthusiastic about the incoming administration.
    Anthony Izaguirre and Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • In Sunday’s episode (Dec. 1), Moss wore sunglasses after fans showed concern after the Pro Football Hall of Famer appeared on television with a noticeable yellowish tint in his eyes.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of noticeable
Adjective
  • As a result, the Eagles possessed the ball for 12:58 of the 15 minutes in the third to take a commanding lead.
    Mike DeFabo, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Others won’t want to commit to Microsoft Azure as their cloud platform, despite Microsoft’s commanding lead in generative AI.
    Kathleen Gallagher, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of commanding
Adjective
  • One such name was DeSantis, Trump’s former primary challenger and prominent conservative figure.
    Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Kennedy has been one of the country’s most prominent anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists and holds such fringe views that 77 Nobel laureates got together to plead with senators to oppose his appointment to HHS.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of prominent
Adjective
  • What drove a lot of interest and buzz around the movie was a reported real-life feud between Blake Lively and star/director Justin Baldoni, which featured things like dramatic press tours, people not following people on Instagram and some passive aggressive press comments.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The latter tapped them for the costume design of a dramatic, intepretative performance during Milan Design Week 2023.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of dramatic
Adjective
  • That’s a marked improvement over pre-Thanksgiving, when the deficit stood at 11 percent in mid-November.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Over the past decade, there has been a marked improvement in the education and proactive measures taken by owners regarding their exit strategies.
    Craig West, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of marked
Adjective
  • The film stars Poitier, Bill Cosby and Harry Belafonte and has a remarkable supporting cast including Calvin Lockhart, Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor, Paula Kelly, Roscoe Lee Browne, Don Marshall, Rosalind Cash, Paul Harris and Harold Nicholas.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Also remarkable is the huge number of musicians who have passed through the bands ranks.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of remarkable
Adjective
  • This dynamic often becomes even more pronounced when employers set unrealistic targets or fail to adequately acknowledge the toll that high-pressure environments can take on workers at all levels.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • This type of ping-ponging of priorities from administration to administration is typical, but the change is expected to be even more pronounced, given Abruzzo’s novel approach.
    Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of pronounced
Adjective
  • The kitchen presents a striking contrast to the abode’s otherwise earthy expression.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2024
  • And while Hozier has never seemed one to puff up his own wins, this time his entire team also appears to view the boost from his recent striking success in relatively low-key terms.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of striking
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