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marvellous US, marvelous [ˈmɑːvələs] adj
1. causing great wonder, surprise, etc.; extraordinary 2. improbable or incredible 3. excellent; splendid marvellously US, marvelously adv marvellousness US, marvelousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
marvellous adjective excellent, great (informal), mean (slang), topping (Brit. slang), wonderful, brilliant, bad (slang), cracking (Brit. informal), amazing, crucial (slang), extraordinary, remarkable, smashing (informal), superb, spectacular, fantastic (informal), magnificent, astonishing, fabulous (informal), divine (informal), glorious, terrific (informal), splendid, sensational (informal), mega (slang), sovereign, awesome (slang), breathtaking, phenomenal, astounding, singular, miraculous, colossal, super (informal), wicked (informal), def (slang), prodigious, wondrous (archaic or literary), brill (informal), stupendous, jaw-dropping, bodacious (slang, chiefly U.S.), boffo (slang), jim-dandy (slang), chillin' (U.S. slang), mRvLS (S.M.S.) He certainly is a marvellous actor. bad, ordinary, terrible, awful, everyday, commonplace Translations marvellous marvelous (US) [ˈmɑːvələs] ADJ → maravilloso, estupendo marvellous! → ¡magnífico! isn't it marvellous? (also iro) → ¡qué bien! marvellous [ˈmɑːrvələs] (British) marvelous (US) adj → merveilleux/euse She's a marvellous cook → C'est une merveilleuse cuisinière. The weather was marvellous BUT Il a fait un temps superbe. He looked marvellous BUT Il avait une mine superbe. a marvellous opportunity → une merveilleuse occasion, une occasion merveilleuse a marvellous actor → un acteur merveilleux to have a marvellous time → passer un moment merveilleux (or des moments merveilleux) I've had a marvellous time! → J'ai passé un moment merveilleux! marvellous, (US) marvelous adj → wunderbar, fantastisch, phantastisch, fabelhaft; isn’t it marvellous? → ist das nicht herrlich?; (iro) → gut, nicht! (iro); they’ve done a marvellous job → das haben sie hervorragend gemacht marvellous marvelous (Am) [ˈmɑːv/ələs] adj → meraviglioso/a marvellous marvelous (Am) [ˈmɑːv/ələs] adj → meraviglioso/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Marvellous weather and the view's marvellous--views westward to the high ground. I am practically industrious-- painstaking, a workman to execute with perseverance and labour-- but besides this there is a love for the marvellous, a belief in the marvellous, intertwined in all my projects, which hurries me out of the common pathways of men, even to the wild sea and unvisited regions I am about to explore. For it is thus that people have been in the habit of proceeding with the marvellous churches of the Middle Ages for the last two hundred years. |
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