Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marvellously

/ˈmɑɹvələsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: mar-vel-lous-ly
IPA: /ˈmɑɹvələsli/

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a marvellous manner.

adv

To a great or impressive degree; very.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From Middle English merveilously; equivalent to marvellous + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: merveilously

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɑɹvələsli/
British English: /ˈmɑːvələsli/

Inflected Forms

more marvellously (comparative) most marvellously (superlative) marvelously (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

marvel marvellous

Synonyms

astonishingly surprisingly wonderfully impressively very wondrous wondrously superbly toppingly terrifically marvelously

Questions

How do you pronounce marvellously?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑɹvələsli/.
What does marvellously mean?: In a marvellous manner.
Where does marvellously come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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