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MARVELOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Too improbable to admit of belief
Example:
a tall story
Synonyms:
improbable; marvellous; marvelous; tall
Classified under:
Similar:
incredible; unbelievable (beyond belief or understanding)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Being or having the character of a miracle
Synonyms:
marvellous; marvelous; miraculous
Classified under:
Similar:
supernatural (not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material)
Derivation:
marvel (something that causes feelings of wonder)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
Example:
a tremendous achievement
Synonyms:
fantastic; grand; howling; marvellous; marvelous; rattling; terrific; tremendous; wonderful; wondrous
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
extraordinary (beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable)
