adj
fabulous
FAB-yuu-luhs
adj
1
Wonderful, impressive, or excellent.
"We had a fabulous time at the wedding."
"She looked fabulous in the red dress."
2
So extraordinary or unbelievable that it sounds like a myth or legend.
"The pharaoh was said to possess fabulous wealth."
How to Use Fabulous
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishToday mostly used to mean "amazing" or "brilliant," though it originally meant "like something out of a fable."
Common pairings
a fabulous time
fabulous wealth
look fabulous
Word Forms
more fabulous comparative, most fabulous superlative
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Etymology
From Latin fabulosus, "celebrated in fable," from fabula, "story" — the same root as "fable."