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marvelously

marvelously is the alternative form of marvellously.

Meaning of marvellously

Adverb

marvellously (comparative more marvellously, superlative most marvellously)

  1. In a marvellous manner.
    • The plan worked marvellously, even better than we had expected.
  2. To a great or impressive degree; very.
    • [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.c. 1513 (date written), Thomas More, “The History of King Richard the Thirde (Vnfinished) […]”, in Wyllyam Rastell [i.e., William Rastell], editor, The Workes of Sir Thomas More Knyght, […], London...
    Synonyms:
    impressively, very

Forms of marvelously

comparativemore marvelously
superlativemost marvelously

Origin of marvelously

From marvelous + -ly.

Questions about marvelously

What is marvelously the alternative form of?
Marvelously is the alternative form of marvellously.

Words near marvelously in the dictionary

  1. marvellousness
  2. marvells
  3. marvelment
  4. Marvelophile
  5. marvelous
  6. marvelously
  7. marvelousness
  8. marvelry
  9. marvels
  10. marvelsome
  11. Marvelsona

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