marvellous

Etymology

First attested from 1300 as Middle English merveilous, from Old French merveillus, from merveille (“a wonder”). See also marvel.

adj

  1. (British spelling) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
    I went to a marvellous party last week.
    At first glance, importance sampling seems like a marvellous solution to any posterior simulation problem. 2003, Gary Koop, Bayesian Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., page 80

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