marvellous

marvellous
    adj 1: extraordinarily good or great ; 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" [syn:
           {fantastic}, {grand}, {howling(a)}, {marvelous},
           {marvellous}, {rattling(a)}, {terrific}, {tremendous},
           {wonderful}, {wondrous}]
    2: being or having the character of a miracle [syn: {marvelous},
       {marvellous}, {miraculous}]
    3: too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" [syn:
       {improbable}, {marvelous}, {marvellous}, {tall(a)}]
    

marvellous \marvellous\ adj.
   Marvelous.

   Syn: improbable, marvelous, tall(prenominal).
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Marvelous \Mar"vel*ous\, a. [OE. merveillous, OF. merveillos, F.
   Merveilleux. See {Marvel}, n.] [Written also {marvellous}.]
   1. Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
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            This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our
            eyes.                                 --Ps. cxiii.
                                                  23.
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   2. Partaking of the character of miracle, or supernatural
      power; incredible; so improbable as to defy belief.
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            The marvelous fable includes whatever is
            supernatural, and especially the machines of the
            gods.                                 --Pope.
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   {The marvelous}, that which exceeds natural power, or is
      preternatural; that which is wonderful; -- opposed to {the
      probable}.
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   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.
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30 Moby Thesaurus words for "marvellous":
      amazing, astonishing, astounding, breathtaking, crazy, excellent,
      extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, glorious, great, groovy,
      incredible, marvy, mind-boggling, miraculous, phenomenal,
      remarkable, sensational, smashing, spectacular, splendid, super,
      superb, surprising, terrific, unbelievable, unparalleled, wild,
      wonderful