Definition of
Fabulous
- (adj, all) barely credible
- (adj, all) extremely pleasing
- (adj, all) based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity
the fabulous unicorn
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Synonyms of Fabulous
Alternate forms of Fabulous
Derivations: fable
Origin of the word Fabulous
- early 15c., from L. fabulosus "celebrated in fable," from fabula (see fable). From "mythical," sense of "incredible" first recorded c.1600. Slang shortening fab first recorded 1957; popularized in reference to The Beatles, c.1963.
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Words that sound like Fabulous
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