[syn: improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(a)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
marvellous \marvellous\ adj.
Marvelous.
Syn: improbable, marvelous, tall(prenominal).
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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)]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "marvellous":
amazing, astonishing, astounding, breathtaking, crazy, excellent,
extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, glorious, great, groovy,
incredible, marvy, mind-boggling, miraculous, phenomenal,
remarkable, sensational, smashing, spectacular, splendid, super,
superb, surprising, terrific, unbelievable, unparalleled, wild,
wonderful