marvellous
adjective/ˈmɑːvələs/
/ˈmɑːrvələs/
(US English marvelous)
- extremely good; wonderful synonym fantastic, splendid
- This will be a marvellous opportunity for her.
- The weather was marvellous.
- It is marvellous what, how, etc… It's marvellous what modern technology can do.
Extra Examples- This is really marvellous news!
- The food smells absolutely marvellous.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- really
- absolutely
- quite
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French merveillus, from merveille, from late Latin mirabilia, neuter plural of Latin mirabilis ‘wonderful’, from mirari ‘wonder at’.Want to learn more?
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