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Adjective: marvellous  maa(r)-vu-lus
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: marvelous)
  1. Extraordinarily good or great; used especially as an intensifier
    "a marvellous collection of rare books";
    - fantastic, grand, howling [informal], marvelous [US], rattling [informal], terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous, phenomenal, epic [slang], magnificent, heavenly [informal]
     
  2. Too improbable to admit of belief
    "a marvellous story";
    - improbable, marvelous [US], tall
     
  3. Being or having the character of a miracle
    "The patient's marvellous recovery surprised even the doctors"; "Her marvellous escape from the burning building seemed miraculous";
    - marvelous [US], miraculous

See also: extraordinary, incredible, supernatural, unbelievable

Encyclopedia: Marvellous