fantabulousadj.
slang.
Of almost incredible excellence.
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > very excellent or first-rate
gildenc1225
prime1402
rare1483
grand1542
holy1599
pre-excelling1600
paregal1602
classic1604
of (the) first rate1650
solary1651
first rate1674
superb1720
tip-top1722
tip-top-gallant1730
swell1819
topping1822
of the first (also finest, best, etc.) water1826
No. 11829
brag1836
A11837
A No. 11838
number one1839
awful1843
bully1851
first class1852
class1867
champion1880
too1881
tipping1887
alpha plus1898
bonzer1898
grade A1911
gold star1917
world-ranking1921
five-star1936
too much1937
first line1938
vintage1939
supercolossal1947
top1953
alpha1958
fantabulous1959
beauty1963
supercool1965
world-class1967
primo1973
1959 N.Z. Listener 9 Jan. 4/2 Air travel—it's fantabulous.
1961 She Sept. 59/2 There's BMC's fantabulous service depot, where owners and cars alike get real kid-glove/red-carpet treatment.
1968 Punch 6 Mar. 352/3 A cat involved in a court of law May fairly be called fantabulous.
1971 Sunday Express (Johannesburg) 28 Mar. (Home Jrnl.) 4/2 Since the bust up of the fantabulous group, it's been George who's been doing most of the slogging.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2012).
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adj.1959