fabulously
yə adjective
1.
almost impossible to believe; incredible.
2.
Informal. exceptionally good or unusual; marvelous; superb: a fabulous bargain; a fabulous new house.
3.
told about in fables; purely imaginary: the fabulous exploits of Hercules.
4.
known about only through myths or legends.
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Fabulously
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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| —adj | |
| 1. | almost unbelievable; astounding; legendary: fabulous wealth |
| 2. | informal extremely good: a fabulous time at the party |
| 3. | of, relating to, or based upon fable: a fabulous beast |
| [C15: from Latin fābulōsus celebrated in fable, from fābula | |
| 'fabulously | |
| —adv | |
| 'fabulousness | |
| —n | |
| fabulous (ˈfæbjʊləs) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | almost unbelievable; astounding; legendary: fabulous wealth |
| 2. | informal extremely good: a fabulous time at the party |
| 3. | of, relating to, or based upon fable: a fabulous beast |
| [C15: from Latin fābulōsus celebrated in fable, from fābula | |
| 'fabulously | |
| —adv | |
| 'fabulousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
fabulous
early 15c., from L. fabulosus "celebrated in fable," from fabula (see fable). From "mythical," sense of "incredible" first recorded c.1600. Slang shortening fab first recorded 1957; popularized in reference to The Beatles, c.1963.
"Fabulous (often contracted to fab(s)) and fantastic are also in that long list of words which boys and girls use for a time to express high commendation and then get tired of, such as, to go no farther back than the present century, topping, spiffing, ripping, wizard, super, posh, smashing." [Fowler, 1965]
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