"marvellously" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈmɑːvələsli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɑɹvələsli/ [General-American] Forms: more marvellously [comparative], most marvellously [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English merveilously; equivalent to marvellous + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|merveilously}} Middle English merveilously, {{suffix|en|marvellous|ly}} marvellous + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} marvellously (comparative more marvellously, superlative most marvellously)
  1. In a marvellous manner. Synonyms: astonishingly, surprisingly, wonderfully Translations (in a marvellous manner): θαυμασίως (thaumasíōs) (Ancient Greek), meravellosament (Catalan), mirābiliter (Latin), cudnie (Polish), maravilhosamente (Portuguese), maravillosamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-marvellously-en-adv-AvWmXvfO Disambiguation of 'in a marvellous manner': 100 0
  2. To a great or impressive degree; very. Synonyms: impressively, very Translations (to a great or impressive degree): θαυμασίως (thaumasíōs) (Ancient Greek), mirābiliter (Latin)
    Sense id: en-marvellously-en-adv-630eWw-h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 8 92 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of 'to a great or impressive degree': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: marvelously Related terms: marvel, marvellous

Alternative forms

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