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US
/ˈmɑɹvəɫəs/
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[ UK /mˈɑːvələs/ ]
[ UK /mˈɑːvələs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
had a rattling conversation about politics
the film was fantastic!
a tremendous achievement
a marvelous collection of rare books
a howling success
a fantastic trip to the Orient -
too improbable to admit of belief
a tall story - being or having the character of a miracle
How To Use marvellous In A Sentence
- And such is the infatuating efficacy of their prejudicate persuasion herein, that it hath had two marvellous effects; -- the one against the light of nature, and the other against the fundamental principles of religion. The Sermons of John Owen
- Its foliage is pleasing and the seed pods are marvellous.
- Rome created the word that denotes this marvellous and monstrous phenomenon, of history, the enormous city, the deceitful source of life and death -- _urbs_ -- _the city_. Characters and events of Roman History
- From the restaurant there was a marvellous prospect of/over Sienna and the countryside beyond.
- The transformation girlhood to womanhood is quite marvellous.
- This recipe is marvellously simple and quick.
- He certainly is a marvellous actor.
- So it's great to find this marvellous motley crew still making records and still having something to say. The Sun
- It is not always so marvellous for anyone who prefers to speak to humans. Times, Sunday Times
- He is a marvellous sight on the course, languid but long. Times, Sunday Times
