merveilously
Middle English
Alternative forms
- merveylleousely, merueylouslich, merveillously, mervelously, mervoloslie, mervaylously, merveylously, mervayllousely, mervelousliche, mervaylesly
Etymology
From merveilous + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛrˈvɛi̯luːsliː/, /ˈmɛrvɛlusliː/, /ˈmɛrvələsliː/, /mɛrˈvɛi̯luːsliːtʃ(ə)/, /ˈmɛrvɛlusliːtʃ(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.
Descendants
- English: marvellously
References
- “merveillǒuslī (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-26.