marvellous

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
20
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈmɑːvələs/ (UK)
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/ˈmɑːvələs/ (UK) · /ˈmɑːvləs/ (UK) · /ˈmɑɹvələs/ (US)

Definition of marvellous

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (UK)Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
    “I went to a marvellous party last week.”
    “At first glance, importance sampling seems like a marvellous solution to any posterior simulation problem.”

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Etymology

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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