Definitions for: Marvelous


[adj] too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story"
[adj] being or having the character of a miracle
[adj] extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"



Webster (1913) Definition: Mar"vel*ous, a. [OE. merveillous, OF. merveillos, F.
Merveilleux. See Marvel, n.] [Written also marvellous.]
1. Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.

This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our
eyes. --Ps. cxiii.
23.

2. Partaking of the character of miracle, or supernatural
power; incredible.

The marvelous fable includes whatever is
supernatural, and especially the machines of the
gods. --Pope.

The marvelous, that which exceeds natural power, or is
preternatural; that which is wonderful; -- opposed to {the
probable}.

Syn: Wonderful; astonishing; surprising; strange; improbable;
incredible.

Usage: Marvelous, Wonderful. We speak of a thing as
wonderful when it awakens our surprise and admiration;
as marvelous when it is so much out of the ordinary
course of things as to seem nearly or quite
incredible.

Synonyms: extraordinary, fantastic, howling(a), improbable, incredible, marvellous, miraculous, rattling(a), supernatural, tall(a), terrific, tremendous, unbelievable, wonderful, wondrous

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