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Adjective: marvelous  maar-vu-lus
Usage: US (=marvellous)
  1. Extraordinarily good or great; used especially as an intensifier
    "a marvelous collection of rare books"
    - fantastic, grand, howling, marvellous [Brit, Cdn], rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous, magnificent
     
  2. Too improbable to admit of belief
    "a marvelous story"
    - improbable, marvellous [Brit, Cdn], tall
     
  3. Being or having the character of a miracle
    - marvellous [Brit, Cdn], miraculous

See also: extraordinary, incredible, marvel, supernatural, unbelievable

Encyclopedia: Marvelous