marvellous
mar·vel·lous
adjective
1.
extraordinarily good; 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”
3.
Origin
First attested from 1300 as Middle English merveilous, from Old French merveillus, from merveille (“a wonder”) + -us. Doublet of merveilleux. See also marvel.
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