Also means
extraordinary
Usage Note
Phénoménal can mean 'relating to phenomena' in a philosophical sense, but in everyday French it overwhelmingly means astonishing or exceptional in scale or quality. The feminine form is phénoménale, plural phénoménaux; phénoménalement is the adverb.
Examples
"Il a une mémoire phénoménale."
Natural Translation
He has a phenomenal memory.
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