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fabulous
[ fab-yuh-luhs ]
adjective
a fabulous bargain;
a fabulous new house.
- almost impossible to believe; incredible:
Her fabulous story about surviving alone on a desert island for three months was riveting—and it was all true!
- told about in fables; purely imaginary or known about only through myths or legends:
the fabulous exploits of Hercules.
Synonyms: fictional, fictitious, fabled
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
- ˈfabulousness, noun
- ˈfabulously, adverb
Other Words From
- fab·u·lous·ly adverb
- fab·u·lous·ness noun
- un·fab·u·lous adjective
- un·fab·u·lous·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of fabulous1
Example Sentences
There was a Basque place along the way that made jellied beef sausage, and a diner in Idaho Falls with “fabulous” fried chicken and, as James scribbled in his daybook, “biscuits light as a feather.”
As I’ve begun to explore old haunts, some are doing a fabulous job.
The mechanical knobs and buttons look fabulous and I have no doubt turn with a wonderful tactility.
The store selection and staff are fabulous, and all summer long they’re donating a portion of sales to the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice.
I’m ready to write the TV show about Turnbull’s fabulous career at absolutely any time.
They had more than enough to build fabulous new domiciles that surely at least equal their wildest dreams.
With this cool leather moto hat from Vince Camuto, you can look fabulous and fashionable while keeping your locks in line.
In the meantime, who better to convey the film's appeal than Pauline Kael, the fabulous longtime New Yorker movie critic.
But he breathed vibrant, hilarious, oh-so-fabulous life into the classic 1996 remake.
But McCarthy parlayed her naked ambition into a pretty fabulous career.
Was a pupil of Caspar Netscher of Heidelberg, whose little pictures are of fabulous value.
In the evening the little theatre is illuminated regardless of expense, a fabulous sum being expended on extra lamps.
The Spaniards and Portuguese at first controlled the trade in tobacco, and extorted most fabulous prices for it.
Her fabulous head reposed upon his brow, like a casque of ancient days whereby warriors struck fear to the hearts of their foes.
Those who did not hear of this in time offered fabulous prices afterward for a single pound.
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