marvelous
marvelous
Definition
mar·vel·ous (mär′və ləs)
adjective
- causing wonder; surprising, astonishing, or extraordinary
- so extraordinary as to be improbable, incredible, or miraculous
- very good; fine; splendid
Etymology: ME merveilous < OFr merveillos < merveille: see marvel
mar′·vel·ously adverb
marvelous
Synonyms
marvelous
modif.
marvelous
Usage Examples
Infinitive complement
- see: How marvelous to see any live views of my mother's home city.
- behold: The stoop of the falcon is marvelous to behold.
Modifies a noun
- creature: Cooper thinks they are marvelous creatures for noticing, but he was almost always in error about his Indians.
- discovery: This Caithness site is a marvelous discovery for me and I hope it leads to helpful information.
- job: Twain does a marvelous job of keeping the reader interested in the story.
- thing: O sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things!
- view: Facilities include marvelous views of Havana, a top floor dance hall with live Cuban bands.
- piece: Tim Jones Dear Christis, May I just say what a marvelous piece of writing the article " Where next with evolution?
Modifying Another Word
- absolutely: At the end of his flight, Andrew said: " It was absolutely marvelous.
- truly: The fact is Wild Bill's escape was truly marvelous.
- simply: P.S. I think you have a simply marvelous website!
- quite: In a word, the transfer looks quite marvelous.
- so: What is so marvelous is how Bourne makes the story of the 1990 Tim Burton film is own.
- really: A beautiful spot with a really marvelous view of the mountain tops.
Used with adjective complement
- look: In a word, the transfer looks quite marvelous.
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