Meanings
comparative more marvelously · superlative most marvelously
- alternativeAlternative form of marvellously.
1 more example
With a vicious lunge the elephant swerved to the right to dispose of this temerarious foeman who dared intervene between himself and his intended victim; but he had not reckoned on the lightning quickness that could galvanize those steel muscles into action so marvelously swift as to baffle even a keener eyesight than Tantor’s.
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 132
Synonyms & antonyms
adverb(used as an intensifier) excellently
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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marvelously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marvelously
“marvelously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marvelously. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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