fabulous
adjectivecommon in dialogue
- //ˈfæbjʊləs//
Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
- 2
Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.
[F]abulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: […]
- 3
Fictional or not believable; made up.
- 4
obsoleteKnown for telling fables or falsehoods; unreliable.
- 5
slangVery good; outstanding, wonderful.
- 6
slangCamp, effeminate.
- 7
slangFashionable, glamorous.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti Proto-Italic *fāōr Latin for, fā- Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Latin -bula Latin fābula Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin fābulōsusder. Middle English fabulous English fabulous From Late Middle English fabulous, fabulose, from Latin fābulōsus (“celebrated in fable”); Equivalent to fable + -ous.
Forms
- comparative
- more fabulous
- superlative
- most fabulous
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