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Fabulous

//ˈfæbjʊləs// adj, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
  2. 2
    Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.

    "[F]abulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: […]"

  3. 3
    Fictional or not believable; made up.
  4. 4
    Known for telling fables or falsehoods; unreliable. obsolete
  5. 5
    Very good; outstanding, wonderful. slang
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  1. 6
    Camp, effeminate. slang
  2. 7
    Fashionable, glamorous. slang
Adjective
  1. 1
    barely credible wordnet
  2. 2
    extremely pleasing wordnet
  3. 3
    based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity wordnet

Etymology

From Late Middle English fabulous, fabulose, from Latin fābulōsus (“celebrated in fable”); Equivalent to fable + -ous.

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