marvellously

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Etymology

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

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Adverb

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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 (Vnfinished) []”, in Wyllyam Rastell [i.e., William Rastell], editor, The Workes of Sir Thomas More Knyght, [], London: [] Iohn Cawod, Iohn Waly, and Richarde Tottell, published 30 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.

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