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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FABULOUS, a.
1. Feigned, as a story; devised; fictitious; as a fabulous story; a fabulous description.
2. Related in fable; described or celebrated in fables; invented; not real; as a fabulous hero; the fabulous exploits of Hercules.
3. The fabulous age of Greece and Rome, was the early age of those countries, the accounts of which are mostly fabulous, or in which the fabulous achievements of their heroes were performed; called also the heroic age.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: extremely pleasing; "a fabulous vacation" [syn: fabulous, fab]
2: based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity; "mythical centaurs"; "the fabulous unicorn" [syn: fabulous, mythic, mythical, mythologic, mythological]
3: barely credible; "the fabulous endurance of a marathon runner"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fabulosus, from fabula Date: 15th century 1. a. resembling or suggesting a fable ; of an incredible, astonishing, or exaggerated nature <fabulous wealth> b. wonderful, marvelous <had a fabulous time> 2. told in or based on fable Synonyms: see fictitious • fabulously adverb • fabulousness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 incredible, exaggerated, absurd (fabulous wealth). 2 colloq. marvellous (looking fabulous). 3 a celebrated in fable. b legendary, mythical. Derivatives: fabulosity n. fabulously adv. fabulousness n. Etymology: F fabuleux or L fabulosus (as FABLE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fabulous Fab"u*lous (f[a^]b"[-u]*l[u^]s), a. [L. fabulosus; cf. F. fabuleux. See Fable.] 1. Feigned, as a story or fable; related in fable; devised; invented; not real; fictitious; as, a fabulous description; a fabulous hero. The fabulous birth of Minerva. --Chesterfield. 2. Passing belief; exceedingly great; as, a fabulous price. --Macaulay. Fabulous age, that period in the history of a nation of which the only accounts are myths and unverified legends; as, the fabulous age of Greece and Rome. -- Fab"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Fab"u*lous*ness, n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you describe something as fabulous, you are emphasizing that you like it a lot or think that it is very good. (INFORMAL) This is a fabulous album. It's fresh, varied, fun... The scenery and weather were fabulous. = wonderful ADJ [emphasis]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Invented, feigned, fictitious, unreal, fabricated, coined.

Moby Thesaurus

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