| slovo | definícia |
marvelous
(mass) | marvelous
- vynikajúci, úžasný |
marvelous
(encz) | marvelous,zázračný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Marvelous
(gcide) | Marvelous \Mar"vel*ous\, a. [OE. merveillous, OF. merveillos, F.
Merveilleux. See Marvel, n.] [Written also marvellous.]
1. Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
[1913 Webster]
This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our
eyes. --Ps. cxiii.
23.
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2. Partaking of the character of miracle, or supernatural
power; incredible; so improbable as to defy belief.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
The marvelous fable includes whatever is
supernatural, and especially the machines of the
gods. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
The marvelous, that which exceeds natural power, or is
preternatural; that which is wonderful; -- opposed to {the
probable}.
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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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marvelous
(wn) | marvelous
adj 1: extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as
intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film
was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous
collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation
about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" [syn:
fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous,
marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous,
wonderful, wondrous]
2: too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" [syn:
improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(a)]
3: being or having the character of a miracle [syn: marvelous,
marvellous, miraculous] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
marvelous
(mass) | marvelous
- vynikajúci, úžasný |
marvelous
(encz) | marvelous,zázračný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
marvelously
(encz) | marvelously,úžasně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
marvelousness
(encz) | marvelousness,zázračnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Marvelously
(gcide) | Marvelously \Mar"vel*ous*ly\, adv.
In a marvelous manner; wonderfully; strangely.
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Marvelousness
(gcide) | Marvelousness \Mar"vel*ous*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being marvelous; wonderfulness;
strangeness.
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The marvelous
(gcide) | Marvelous \Mar"vel*ous\, a. [OE. merveillous, OF. merveillos, F.
Merveilleux. See Marvel, n.] [Written also marvellous.]
1. Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
[1913 Webster]
This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our
eyes. --Ps. cxiii.
23.
[1913 Webster]
2. Partaking of the character of miracle, or supernatural
power; incredible; so improbable as to defy belief.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
The marvelous fable includes whatever is
supernatural, and especially the machines of the
gods. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
The marvelous, that which exceeds natural power, or is
preternatural; that which is wonderful; -- opposed to {the
probable}.
[1913 Webster]
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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Unmarvelous
(gcide) | Unmarvelous \Unmarvelous\
See marvelous. |
marvelous
(wn) | marvelous
adj 1: extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as
intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film
was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous
collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation
about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" [syn:
fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous,
marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous,
wonderful, wondrous]
2: too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" [syn:
improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(a)]
3: being or having the character of a miracle [syn: marvelous,
marvellous, miraculous] |
marvelously
(wn) | marvelously
adv 1: (used as an intensifier) extremely well; "her voice is
superbly disciplined"; "the colors changed wondrously
slowly" [syn: wonderfully, wondrous, wondrously,
superbly, toppingly, marvellously, terrifically,
marvelously] |
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