fabulous

fabulous
01. The movie was absolutely [fabulous]; gorgeous scenery, a wonderful story, and beautiful music.
02. Going to Mexico for our holidays was a [fabulous] idea; we all had a great time.
03. The children have done a [fabulous] job of cleaning up the playroom.
04. We saw a [fabulous] concert by Bob Dylan in which he played for over 3 hours solid.
05. My company is sending me to do some business in France, and my wife and I decided it was a [fabulous] chance to take some time off afterwards to visit Paris.
06. We had a [fabulous] time at our high school reunion and saw lots of old friends.
07. Buy a ticket today for over 20 chances at winning [fabulous] prizes, including a new car, and a trip to Las Vegas.
08. He got around 3 opposing players, and scored a [fabulous] goal to win the game.
09. The beaches were [fabulous]; nothing but miles of fine, white sand, and practically no other people.
10. He is a [fabulously] wealthy businessman, and lives in a huge mansion right on the waterfront.
11. Movie director Billy Wilder once said, "I have never met anybody as mean as Marilyn Monroe or as utterly [fabulous] on the screen."
12. Jose Ortega y Gassett once stated that we live at a time when man believes himself [fabulously] capable of creation, but he does not know what to create.
13. We had a [fabulous] business trip to Thailand last year - the market seems quite ready for our new product line, and we made a number of important contacts.
14. The movie was [fabulous]! I want to see it again.
15. Her cooking was [fabulous], so everybody ate a lot.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • fabulous — originally meant ‘mythical, legendary’, but already in the 17c its meaning was extended to refer to anything astonishing or incredible, whether or not it belonged to fable or legend. The word enjoyed a revival in America and Britain in the 50s… …   Modern English usage

  • Fabulous — can refer to:* a typical gay word * See also: Taffy, Glamazon, Beautiful, and Feminine * Fabulous (song), a 2002 song by Jaheim * Fabulous (High School Musical 2 song), a song from the film High School Musical 2 *Fabolous (sic) , a rap artist *… …   Wikipedia

  • fabulous — early 15c., mythical, legendary, from L. fabulosus celebrated in fable; rich in myths, from fabula (see FABLE (Cf. fable)). Sense of incredible first recorded c.1600. Slang shortening fab first recorded 1957; popularized in reference to The… …   Etymology dictionary

  • fabulous — index exorbitant, remarkable, special Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • fabulous — *fictitious, mythical, legendary, apocryphal Analogous words: astonishing, amazing, astounding (see SURPRISE vb): extravagant, inordinate (see EXCESSIVE): *monstrous, prodigious, stupendous Contrasted words: credible, believable, colorable (see… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • fabulous — [adj] amazing, wonderful 10*, A 1*, aces*, A OK*, astonishing, astounding, awesome, best, breathtaking, cool*, doozie*, extravagant, fab*, fantastic, fictitious, first class, greatest, groovy*, immense, inconceivable, incredible, legendary,… …   New thesaurus

  • fabulous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) great; extraordinary. 2) informal wonderful. 3) mythical. DERIVATIVES fabulously adverb fabulousness noun. ORIGIN Latin fabulosus celebrated in fable , from fabula story …   English terms dictionary

  • fabulous — [fab′yo͞o ləs, fab′byələs] adj. [ME < L fabulosus, fabled < fabula] 1. of or like a fable; imaginary, fictitious, or legendary 2. hard to believe; incredible; astounding 3. Informal very good; wonderful SYN. FICTITIOUS fabulously adv.… …   English World dictionary

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