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sparktastic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /spɑɹkˈtæstɪk/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *sparkō Old English spearca Middle English sparke English spark Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós)bor. Late Latin phantasticusbor. Middle French fantastiquebor. English fantastic blend English sparktastic Blend of spark + fantastic.

Meanings

1. Fantastic in a new or inventive way.
   • “Making Sweet Pea into lots of little plants was a sparktastic idea!” said Lavender. “Rain and sun will take care of all the little Sweet Peas,” said Hazel. “And Posie can get some sleep at night,” said Lavender. 2016 June 28, Scholastic, A Day at Charm School (Little Charmers: Reader), Scholastic Inc., →ISBN, page 29:
   • "But the reason to go see Dreamatorium is the closing musical number. The chemistry between the robber character... and the lonely morgue operator was sparktastic." 2011 February 20, Dan Fybel, Rich Rinaldi, “Hamburger Dinner Theater” (14:23 from the start), in Bob's Burgers, season 1, episode 5, spoken by Mort (Andy Kindler):
   • Screens for Tony Hawk: Ride were unavailable at press time, but we can only hope they're as sparktastic as this artwork. 2009, Nintendo of America, Nintendo Power, volumes 243-245, Nintendo of America Inc, page 11:

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