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fabulous
What does fabulous mean?
fabulous (adjective): extremely pleasing.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use fabulous in a sentence?
- A fabulous vacation. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce fabulous?
/ˈfæbjələs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does fabulous come from?
From Late Middle English fabulous, fabulose, from Latin fābulōsus (“celebrated in fable”); Equivalent to fable + -ous.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “fabulous” mean?
readily obtainable
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fast; quick; rapid
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extremely pleasing
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the least possible
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