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marvellous
(mass) | marvellous
- magický, vynikajúci |
marvellous
(encz) | marvellous,báječný adj: |
marvellous
(encz) | marvellous,kouzelný adj: luno |
marvellous
(encz) | marvellous,nádherný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
marvellous
(encz) | marvellous,skvělý adj: |
marvellous
(encz) | marvellous,vynikající adj: |
marvellous
(encz) | marvellous,zázračný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
marvellous
(gcide) | marvellous \marvellous\ adj.
Marvelous.
Syn: improbable, marvelous, tall(prenominal).
[WordNet 1.5] |
marvellous
(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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marvellous
(wn) | marvellous
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: being or having the character of a miracle [syn: marvelous,
marvellous, miraculous]
3: too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" [syn:
improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(a)] |
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