marvellously

comparative more marvellously · superlative most marvellously · alternative marvelously

1. In a marvellous manner.

   The plan worked marvellously, even better than we had expected.

   Synonyms: astonishingly, surprisingly, wonderfully

2. To a great or impressive degree; very.

   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.

   1899, Knut Hamsun, “Part II”, in George Egerton [pseudonym; Mary Chavelita Dunne Bright], transl., Hunger […], London: Leonard Smithers and Co […], →OCLC, page 116

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   [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.

   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

   Synonyms: impressively, very