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marvelous |
Overview of adj marvelous The adj marvelous has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) fantastic, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous -- (extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement") 2. (3) improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall -- (too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story") 3. marvelous, marvellous, miraculous -- (being or having the character of a miracle) Antonyms of adj marvelous 3 senses of marvelous Sense 1 fantastic, howling(postnominal), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(postnominal), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous INDIRECT (VIA extraordinary) -> ordinary Sense 2 improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA incredible) -> credible, believable Sense 3 marvelous, marvellous, miraculous INDIRECT (VIA supernatural) -> natural Similarity of adj marvelous 3 senses of marvelous Sense 1 fantastic, howling(postnominal), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(postnominal), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous => extraordinary (vs. ordinary) Sense 2 improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall(postnominal) => incredible (vs. credible), unbelievable Sense 3 marvelous, marvellous, miraculous => supernatural (vs. natural) Attributes of adj marvelous Familiarity of adj marvelous marvelous used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj marvelous marvelous Overview of adj marvelous The adj marvelous has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) fantastic, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous -- (extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement") 2. (3) improbable, marvelous, marvellous, tall -- (too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story") 3. marvelous, marvellous, miraculous -- (being or having the character of a miracle)
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