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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.
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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.
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The marvelous fable includes whatever is
supernatural, and especially the machines of the
gods. --Pope.
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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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