In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
MARVELOUSLY
wonderfully, wondrous, wondrously, superbly, toppingly, marvellously, terrifically, marvelously
(adverb) (used as an intensifier) extremely well; “her voice is superbly disciplined”; “the colors changed wondrously slowly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
marvelously (comparative more marvelously, superlative most marvelously)
Alternative form of marvellously
Source: Wiktionary
Mar"vel*ous*ly, adv.
Definition: In a marvelous manner; wonderfully; strangely.
MARVELOUS
Mar"vel*ous, a. Etym: [OE. merveillous, OF. merveillos, F. Merveilleux. See Marvel, n.] [Written also marvellous.]
1. Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful. This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. Ps. cxiii. 23.
2. Partaking of the character of miracle, or superna The marvelous fable includes whatever is supernatural, and especially the machines of the gods. Pope. The marvelous, that which exceeds natural power, or is preternatural; that which is wonderful; -- opposed to the probable.
Syn.
– Wonderful; astonishing; surprising; strange; improbable; incredible.
– Marvelous, Wonderful. We speak of a thing as wonderful when it awakens our surprise and admiration; as marvelous when it is so much out of the ordinary course of things as to seem nearly or quite incredible.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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