merveilous

Middle English

Alternative forms

• 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

Borrowed from Old French merveillus, merveillos; equivalent to merveil +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛrˈvɛi̯luːs/, /ˈmɛrvɛlus/, /ˈmɛrvələs/

Adjective

merveilous

1. Astounding, breathtaking, unexpected; resulting in awe and marvel.
2. Exceptional, fantastic, noteworthy; worthy of awe and marvel.
3. Miraculous or occult; involving paranormal or divine forces.
4. Out of the ordinary, unusual, or odd; not regular or expected.
5. Beastly, ghastly; outside the usual natural order.
6. Scary, frightening, horrific; inducing fear or dread.
7. (rare, Late Middle English) Erratic, inconstant, wavering.
8. (rare) Scared, frightened.

Descendants

• English: marvellous
• Scots: mervellous

References

• “merveillǒus (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-26.

Adverb

merveilous

1. Marvellously, amazingly, fantastically.

References

• “merveillǒus (adv.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-26.