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FABULOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Barely credible
Example:
the fabulous endurance of a marathon runner
Classified under:
Similar:
incredible; unbelievable (beyond belief or understanding)
Derivation:
fable (a deliberately false or improbable account)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Extremely pleasing
Example:
a fabulous vacation
Synonyms:
fab; fabulous
Classified under:
Similar:
pleasing (giving pleasure and satisfaction)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity
Example:
the fabulous unicorn
Synonyms:
fabulous; mythic; mythical; mythologic; mythological
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unreal (lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria)
Derivation:
fable (a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events)
fable (a short moral story (often with animal characters))
Context examples:
March 20 should be a breathtaking day, and it might well bring fabulous financial news as well as an exciting career breakthrough to boot.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Keep this list of possibilities I just gave you for the month in mind, because after I discuss Mars’ fabulous help to you in your quest for career this month, I will return to discuss the sweet new moon solar eclipse due on December 25-26.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
