marvellous

• marvelous (US)

First attested from 1300 as Middle English merveilous, from Old French merveillus, from merveille (“a wonder”) + -us. Doublet of merveilleux. See also marvel.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːvələs/, /ˈmɑːvləs/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɹvələs/

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marvellous (comparative more marvellous, superlative most marvellous)

1. (British spelling) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.

   I went to a marvellous party last week.

   • 2003, Gary Koop, Bayesian Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., page 80:

     At first glance, importance sampling seems like a marvellous solution to any posterior simulation problem.