marvellous
adjUK /ˈmɑːvələs/ · US /ˈmɑɹvələs/
Etymology First attested from 1300 as Middle English merveilous, from Old French merveillus, from merveille (“a wonder”) + -us. Doublet of merveilleux. See also marvel.
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.2003, Gary Koop, Bayesian Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., page 80:
- Derived terms
- marvellously, marvellousness, unmarvellous