- a variation of marvelous.
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
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Example Sentences
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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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