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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

marvellous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmɑːvələs/ (UK)
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈmɑːvləs/ (UK)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈmɑɹvələs/ (US)

Etymology

First attested from 1300 as Middle English merveilous, from Old French merveillus, from merveille (“a wonder”) + -us. Doublet of merveilleux. See also marvel.

Meanings

  1. (UK) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
    • I went to a marvellous party last week.
    • At first glance, importance sampling seems like a marvellous solution to any posterior simulation problem. 2003, Gary Koop, Bayesian Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., page 80:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most marvellous Degree=Sup lexicographic
more marvellous Degree=Cmp lexicographic
marvelous US, alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

marvy · marvellously · unmarvellous · marvie · marvellousness