fabulous


Pronunciation key

( fab′yə·ləs )
( fab′yoo·ləs )

Webster's and Funk & Wagnalls differentiate slightly on pronunciation key.

fab•u•lous

adj. [L. fabulosus, fabled < fabula SEE fable]

  1. Very great.
  2. Resembling a fable.
  3. Told in or based on fable.
  4. Of or like a fable; imaginary; legendary.
  5. Incredible, difficult to believe, astounding.
  6. Belonging to fable; fictitious; mythical.
  7. Passing the limits of belief; incredible.

— fab’u·lous·ly adv. — fab’u·lous·ness n.

Syn. incredible, marvelous, fictitious.

References

  • Webster's Vest Pocket Dictionary, ©1912
  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Funk and Wagnall's Standard Dictionary, Comprehensive International Edition, ©1976
  • Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus, ©2004

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