Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marvellian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mar-vel-lian
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Andrew Marvell, 17th-century English poet.

Etymology

From Marvell + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Marvellian (comparative) most Marvellian (superlative)

Questions

What does marvellian mean?
Of or pertaining to Andrew Marvell, 17th-century English poet.
Where does marvellian come from?
From Marvell + -ian.

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