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marvellous

British  
/ ˈmɑːvələs /

adjective

  1. causing great wonder, surprise, etc; extraordinary

  2. improbable or incredible

  3. excellent; splendid

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They came up with the idea during a night in the pub after Mayall had just done a week-long stint reading George's Marvellous Medicine on Jackanory.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

"He writes lovely letters. Marvellous letters," she says.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023

His first two, Kay's Anatomy and Kay's Marvellous Medicine, have been translated into 29 languages and sold 500,000 copies.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2023

Soho Place has previously hosted shows including Marvellous and As You Like It and is currently home to the Brokeback Mountain musical.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2023

Do you know of the Jameson Raid, described as a “fiasco”? Marvellous punctuation story.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

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