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- 3 dictionary resultsmar⋅vel⋅ous
[mahr-vuh-luh
s] 
–adjective
| 1. | superb; excellent; great: a marvelous show. |
| 2. | such as to cause wonder, admiration, or astonishment; surprising; extraordinary. |
| 3. | improbable or incredible: the marvelous events of Greek myth. |
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Marvelous
Mar"vel*ous\, a. [OE. merveillous, OF. merveillos, F. Merveilleux. See Marvel, n.] [Written also marvellous.]1. Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful. This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. --Ps. cxiii. 23. 2. Partaking of the character of miracle, or supernatural power; incredible. The marvelous fable includes whatever is supernatural, and especially the machines of the gods. --Pope. The marvelous, that which exceeds natural power, or is preternatural; that which is wonderful; -- opposed to the probable. Syn: Wonderful; astonishing; surprising; strange; improbable; incredible. Usage: Marvelous, Wonderful. We speak of a thing as wonderful when it awakens our surprise and admiration; as marvelous when it is so much out of the ordinary course of things as to seem nearly or quite incredible.
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Language Translation for : Marvelous
Spanish:
maravilloso,
German:
wunderbar,
Japanese:
驚くべき
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