marvellous
Britishadjective
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causing great wonder, surprise, etc; extraordinary
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improbable or incredible
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excellent; splendid
Other Word Forms
- marvellously adverb
- marvellousness noun
Example Sentences
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Other authors and previous Children's Laureates who have welcomed the announcement included Dame Jacqueline Wilson, who said it was "a marvellous idea".
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She was an only child, described by her father as "marvellous", a "free spirit" and a "hard worker" who studied in Cardiff, Paris and Los Angeles.
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"We're happy to celebrate his rather weird, to some degree not happy, but to some degree rather extraordinary and marvellous life."
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Leigh sought to press home their advantage but Dufty came up with a marvellous tackle and ball steal, over the line, on Darnell McIntosh as he caught a Lachlan Lam chip to the corner.
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"When you finish the item and see that it looks good, and then sometimes sells out, it's marvellous," she says.
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