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Middle English
Etymology
From merveilous + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛrvɛˈluːsliː/, /ˈmɛrvɛlusliː/, /ˈmɛrvələsliː/, /mɛrvɛˈluːslit͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈmɛrvɛluslit͡ʃ(ə)/
Adverb
merveilously
- Astoundingly, breathtakingly, unexpectedly; in a way resulting in awe and marvel.
- In a miraculous way; done or accomplished using divine forces.
- In a horrific or painful manner; tortuously or brutally.
- To a great or large degree or extent; totally, very.
- (rare) In a way that is out of the ordinary, unusual, or odd.
- (rare) With wonderment or confusion; in a puzzled way.
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