frabjous

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Originally a nonce word in Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky; probably a blend of fair, fabulous, and joyous.

[edit] Adjective

frabjous (comparative more frabjous, superlative most frabjous)

Positive
frabjous

Comparative
more frabjous

Superlative
most frabjous

  1. A nonce word in Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky meaning "fabulous and joyous".
    O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! — Lewis Carroll, Jabberwocky
  2. (informal) Great, wonderful, fabulous.

[edit] Usage notes

  • Most frequently found as an exclamation or in the form "most frabjous".

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