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- Dictionarymarvellous/ˈmɑːv(ə)ləs/
adjective
- 1. causing great wonder; extraordinary: "these marvellous technological toys are fun to play with" Similar Opposite
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amazing informal approving. miraculous. Fewer examples. A marvellous reception awaited me on my first day at work. From the garden there was a marvellous view over open countryside. From the restaurant there was a marvellous prospect of Sienna and the countryside beyond. That was a marvellous backhand volley. The concert was absolutely marvellous.
B1. extremely good: He's done a marvelous job of the painting. It took me forever to get it right, but it was a marvelous feeling when I did. It's marvelous how everyone's tried to help. He was a truly marvelous storyteller. We've achieved some marvelous results with this new drug. Synonyms. wonderful. wondrous literary. Compare.
Marvellous definition: causing great wonder, surprise, etc; extraordinary. See examples of MARVELLOUS used in a sentence.
If you describe someone or something as marvellous, you are emphasizing that they are very good. He certainly is a marvellous actor. She made marvellous fish pie. He looked marvellous. Synonyms: excellent, great, mean [slang], topping [British, slang, old-fashioned] More Synonyms of marvellous.
Definition of marvellous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. : causing wonder : astonishing. the marvelous directional sense of migrating birds. 2. : miraculous, supernatural. Gothic tales of marvelous and bizarre happenings. 3. : of the highest kind or quality : notably superior. has a marvelous way with children. marvelously adverb. or chiefly British marvellously. marvelously inventive.
extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers. synonyms: fantastic, grand, howling, incredible, marvelous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous. extraordinary. beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable. adjective.
Meaning & use. adjective. 1.a. c1330–. Such as to excite wonder or astonishment (chiefly in a positive sense); wonderful, astonishing, surprising; worthy of admiration. Also (esp. from the later Middle English period until 16th cent.): having remarkable or extraordinary (and as if supernatural) properties. c1330 (?a1300)
How to use . marvellous in a sentence“The marvellous thing about him was that he played it extremely cool,” Mavis said.
Marvelous definition: superb; excellent; great. See examples of MARVELOUS used in a sentence.
