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fabulous

adj
/ˈfæbjʊləs/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from fābulōsus — “celebrated in fable”
  2. inherited from fabulous

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.

  2. Characteristic of fables

    Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.

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

  3. Fictional or not believable

    Fictional or not believable; made up.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. Known for telling fables or falsehoods

      Known for telling fables or falsehoods; unreliable.

    2. Very good

      Very good; outstanding, wonderful.

    3. Camp, effeminate.

    4. Fashionable, glamorous.

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Derived

fab, F.A.B., fabulicious, fabulize, fabulous invalid, fabulously, fabulousness, fantabulous, FOBulous, ghetto fabulous, nonfabulous, semifabulous, spectabulous, superfabulous, uber-fabulous, ultrafabulous, unfabulous

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fabulous. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA