Fabulous
['fæbjʊləs] or ['fæbjələs]
Definition
(adj.) barely credible; 'the fabulous endurance of a marathon runner' .
(adj.) extremely pleasing; 'a fabulous vacation' .
(adj.) based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity; 'mythical centaurs'; 'the fabulous unicorn' .
Typed by Darla--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Feigned, as a story or fable; related in fable; devised; invented; not real; fictitious; as, a fabulous description; a fabulous hero.
(a.) Passing belief; exceedingly great; as, a fabulous price.
Inputed by Elliot
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Invented, feigned, fictitious, not real.
Typist: Suzy
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Fictitious, incredible, feigned, imaginary, pretended, false, monstrous
ANT:Actual, real, historic, authentic, reasonable, fair, true
Checker: Sinclair
Examples
- For them stage-coaches will have become romances--a team of four bays as fabulous as Bucephalus or Black Bess. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He became a fabulous being. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- No threats of torture or death, no bribes, however fabulous, would move him. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Under the venerable Mr. Smallweed's seat and guarded by his spindle legs is a drawer in his chair, reported to contain property to a fabulous amount. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- And yet they fetch fabulous prices, don't they? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The amount of ore disclosed by this survey was simply fabulous. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Checker: Sinclair