marvellously

English

Etymology

From Middle English merveilously; equivalent to marvellous +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːvələsli/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹvələsli/

Adverb

marvellously (comparative more marvellously, superlative most marvellously)

1. In a marvellous manner.

   Synonyms: astonishingly, surprisingly, wonderfully

   The plan worked marvellously, even better than we had expected.

2. To a great or impressive degree; very.

   Synonyms: impressively, very

   • c. 1513 (date written), Thomas More, “The History of King Richard the Thirde (Unfinished) […]”, in Wyllyam Rastell [i.e., William Rastell], editor, The Workes of Sir Thomas More Knyght, […], London: […] Iohn Cawod, Iohn Waly, and Richarde Tottell, published April 1557, →OCLC, pages 41–42:

     [N]eyther hys ſeruantes nor hymſelf ſuffered to gone^{[sic – meaning go?]} oute, parceiuyng well ſo greate a thyng without his knowledge not begun for noughte, comparyng this maner preſẽ[n]t with this laſt nightes chere, ĩ[n] ſo few houres ſo gret a chaunge marueylouſlye miſliked.

   • 1899, Knut Hamsun, “Part II”, in George Egerton [pseudonym; Mary Chavelita Dunne Bright], transl., Hunger […], London: Leonard Smithers and Co […], →OCLC, page 116:

     I groaned with hunger. I had seen a marvellously large penny loaf at a baker's—the largest I could possibly get for the price.

Alternative forms

• marvelously

Related terms

• marvel
• marvellous

Translations

in a marvellous manner

• Catalan: meravellosament (ca)
• Greek:

  Ancient: θαυμασίως (thaumasíōs)

• Latin: mirābiliter
• Polish: cudnie
• Portuguese: maravilhosamente (pt)
• Spanish: maravillosamente (es)

to a great or impressive degree

• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: θαυμασίως (thaumasíōs)

• Latin: mirābiliter