merveilous
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- merveyleux, mervailous, merveilouse, mervelus, mervellous, mervelous, mervulus, marvelus, merveiles, merveyllous, mervayles, merveylows, merveilus, marveilouse, merveylus, merveillouse, merveylous, mervelouse, mervailouse, merveylouse, merveillous, mervelious, mervaylous, mervalous, marvaylous, mervelows
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French merveillus, merveillos; equivalent to merveil + -ous.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
merveilous
- Astounding, breathtaking, unexpected; resulting in awe and marvel.
- Exceptional, fantastic, noteworthy; worthy of awe and marvel.
- Miraculous or occult; involving paranormal or divine forces.
- Out of the ordinary, unusual, or odd; not regular or expected.
- Beastly, ghastly; outside the usual natural order.
- Scary, frightening, horrific; inducing fear or dread.
- (rare, Late Middle English) Erratic, inconstant, wavering.
- (rare) Scared, frightened.
Descendants[edit]
- English: marvellous
- Scots: mervellous
References[edit]
- “merveillǒus, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-26.
Adverb[edit]
merveilous
- Marvellously, amazingly, fantastically.
References[edit]
- “merveillǒus, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-26.
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