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marvellous

/ˈmɑːvələs/ UK
/ˈmɑːvləs/ UK
/ˈmɑɹvələs/ US

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First attested from 1300 as Middle English merveilous, from Old French merveillus, from merveille (“a wonder”) + -us. Doublet of merveilleux. See also marvel.

adjective more marvellous · most marvellous · marvelous

UK Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful. I went to a marvellous party last week.

adverb more marvellous · most marvellous · marvelous

archaic Marvellously (wondrously; very; extremely). Near-synonyms: powerful, plenty
Similar: powerful, plenty

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Closest in meaning: marvelous, tall, incredible, improbable, unbelievable, wonderful, wondrous, tremendous, magnificent, superb, extraordinary, excellent, enormous, amazing, fine, grand

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@misc{marvellous_2026,
  title = {marvellous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marvellous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}