fabulous

[ fab-yuh-luhs ]

/ ˈfæb yə ləs /

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adjective

almost impossible to believe; incredible.

Informal. exceptionally good or unusual; marvelous; superb: a fabulous bargain; a fabulous new house.

told about in fables; purely imaginary: the fabulous exploits of Hercules.

known about only through myths or legends.

Origin of fabulous

1540–50; < Latin fābulōsus, equivalent to fābul(a) fable + -ōsus -ous

SYNONYMS FOR fabulous

3 fabled, fictitious, invented, fictional.

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OTHER WORDS FROM fabulous

fab·u·lous·ly, adverb fab·u·lous·ness, noun un·fab·u·lous, adjective un·fab·u·lous·ly, adverb

Words nearby fabulous

fabry, fabry's disease, fabular, fabulate, fabulist, fabulous, fac., facade, facadism, faccp, facd

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These three actors, Australian-bred and innately brooding, comprise the fabulously Hemsworth brothers.

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We'll get a pic up of this fabulously somber piece of weaponry as soon as they drop.

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Although these men were not at this time under fire, he concluded that they were fabulously brave.

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She has already served us some very good meals at a fabulously low cost.

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This port thus became the gateway to the fabulously rich gold fields of the Yukon.

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British Dictionary definitions for fabulously

fabulous

/ (ˈfæbjʊləs) /

adjective

almost unbelievable; astounding; legendary fabulous wealth

informal extremely good a fabulous time at the party

of, relating to, or based upon fable a fabulous beast

Derived forms of fabulous

fabulously, adverb fabulousness, noun

Word Origin for fabulous

C15: from Latin fābulōsus celebrated in fable, from fābula fable

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