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# marvellously

adverb (marvellously; US spelling marvelously)

«marvellously» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In a wonderful, excellent way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marvellously/#m1)
2. Very, extremely (a bit old-fashioned), as in «marvellously happy». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marvellously/#m2)

### In the lessons

A warm, enthusiastic word in British stories and speech; Toad often says things are «marvellous». It tells the reader something went really well.

### Examples

- The plan worked marvellously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marvellously/#x1)
- The children behaved marvellously at the wedding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marvellously/#x2)
- She sang marvellously in the concert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marvellously/#x3)
- Everything went marvellously well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marvellously/#x4)
- The garden looked marvellously green after the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marvellously/#x5)
- Toad thought he drove marvellously. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marvellously/#x6)
- He was marvellously arrayed and full armed, and his black dog moved after him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marvellously/#x7)

### Note

UK: marvellously (double l); USA: marvelously (single l). From «marvel» (a wonder).

## In Jewish tradition

Job says God's thunder is marvellous, and Habakkuk says God will do a work that people would not believe.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads these as signs that God's actions are beyond what people can grasp.

### Examples

- God thundereth marvellously with His voice; great things doeth He, which we cannot comprehend. (Writings JOB.37.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellously/#x1)
- And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong. (Writings 2CH.26.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellously/#x2)
- Look ye among the nations, and behold, and wonder marvellously; for, behold, a work shall be wrought in your days, which ye will not believe though it be told you. (Prophets HAB.1.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellously/#x3)

### Note

UK: marvellously (double l); USA: marvelously (single l). From «marvel» (a wonder).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «marvellously» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marvellously/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «marvellously» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marvellously/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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