† marvellableadj.
Obsolete.
Admirable; wonderful, astonishing.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adjective]
wonderlyc893
wonderfula1100
wondera1175
wondersa1300
marvellousc1330
marvela1400
marvelly?a1400
mirablec1429
admirablec1450
marvellablec1450
mirific1490
wondrous1509
extonious1548
portentious1549
miraculous1569
geason1572
mirificalc1572
astounding1590
amazing1593
wonderedc1595
admiring1598
prodigious1600
astonishable1603
fabulous1609
wondered-at?1611
necromantic1627
stupendous1640
nigromantic1645
mirandous1652
surprising1665
mirabundous1694
astonishinga1704
wondersome1774
sublime1813
nasty1834
kill-me-quite1842
breathtaking1843
breath-catching1865
miracle-working1867
mouth opening1867
stupefying1870
gee whiz1889
scorching1890
doozy1903
sensational1909
eye-popping1918
wunnerful1924
crashing1931
staggering1934
eyewatering1950
mind-boggling1955
Ozymandian1961
knock-out1966
mind-blowing1966
motherfucking1973
boggling1975
gobsmacking1981
tubular1982
c1450 ( J. Walton tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Linc. Cathedral 103) 95 (MED) If in clothes any beaute be..þat matir, lo, holde I merveilable.
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 430 b/2 God..wyllyng hym self shewed wonderful and meruaylable.
c1500 Melusine (1895) 177 Theire meruayllable shottyng with gonnes & arowes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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