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marv

/ˈmɑː(ɹ)v/

marv adjective: marvellous, fantastic.

Adjective

marv

  1. (colloquial) Marvellous, fantastic.
    • “How's it going?” the cop inquired. “Just marv,” said Oedipa. “I'll let you know if it's hopeless.”1966 March, Thomas Pynchon, chapter 5, in The Crying of Lot 49, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, published November 1976, →ISBN, page 102

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Marv

Marv

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Marvin.
    • Marvin: I have a million ideas, but, they all point to certain death.
      Arthur: Thanks very much, Marv!2005, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Marv

Marv

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Merv

Noun capitalized: MARV

MARV (plural MARVs)

  1. A maneuverable reentry vehicle, a type of nuclear warhead capable of shifting targets in flight.

Forms of marv

pluralMARVs
alternative formMaRV

Origin of marv

Clipping of marvellous.

Borrowed from Iranian Persian مَرْو (marv), from Classical Persian مَرْو (marw).

Words formed from marv

Words that rhyme with marv

Questions about marv

What does marv mean?
Marv means marvellous, fantastic.
What part of speech is marv?
Marv can be an adjective, a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce marv?
Marv is pronounced /ˈmɑː(ɹ)v/ (UK).

Words near marv in the dictionary

  1. Marutis
  2. Maruyama
  3. Maruyamas
  4. Maruyogon
  5. Maruševec
  6. marv
  7. Marva
  8. Marvadi
  9. marvail
  10. marvailed
  11. marvailing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: marv (page history and authors); Marv (page history and authors); MARV (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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