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marvellously

  • /ˈmɑːvələsli/ UK
  • /ˈmɑɹvələsli/ US

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From Middle English merveilously; equivalent to marvellous + -ly.

adverb more marvellously · most marvellously · marvelously

  1. In a marvellous manner. The plan worked marvellously, even better than we had expected.

    Similar: astonishingly, surprisingly, wonderfully

  2. To a great or impressive degree; very. [N]eyther hys ſeruantes nor hymſelf ſuffered to gone^([sic – meaning go?]) oute, parceiuyng well ſo greate a thyng without his knowledge not begun for noughte, comparyng this maner preſẽ[n]t with this laſt nightes chere, ĩ[n] ſo few houres ſo gret a chaunge marueylouſlye miſliked.

    Similar: impressively, very

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@misc{marvellously_2026,
  title = {marvellously},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marvellously},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}