marvelous
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Alternative forms
- marvellous (Commonwealth English)
Etymology
First attested from 1300 as Middle English merveilous, from Old French merveillus, from merveille (“a wonder”), equivalent to marvel + -ous.
Pronunciation
Adjective
marvelous (comparative more marvelous, superlative most marvelous)
- (American spelling) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
- I went to a marvelous party last week.
- 2003, Gary Koop, Bayesian Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., page 80:
- At first glance, importance sampling seems like a marvellous solution to any posterior simulation problem.
Usage notes
- The spelling marvelous is preferred in the United States, marvellous in Great Britain.
Translations
exciting wonder or surprise
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