FABULOUSLY

fabulously, fantastically, incredibly

(adverb) exceedingly; extremely; “she plays fabulously well”; “behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

fabulously (comparative more fabulously, superlative most fabulously)

In a fabulous manner.

In fables.

Source: Wiktionary


FABULOUS

Fab"u*lous, a. Etym: [L. fabulosus; cf. F. fabuleux. See Fable.]

1. Feigned, as a story or fable; related in fable; devised; invented; not real; fictitious; as, a fabulous description; a fabulous hero. The fabulous birth of Minerva. Chesterfield.

2. Passing belief; exceedingly great; as, a fabulous price. Macaulay. Fabulous age, that period in the history of a nation of which the only accounts are myths and unverified legends; as, the fabulous age of Greek and Rome.

– Fab"u*lous*ly, adv.

– Fab"u*lous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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