Marvelously
adv.joyful, capablewarm
What it means
In an exceptionally pleasing, impressive, or successful way.
Reach for it when offering warm praise for how a performance, plan, or detail turned out
The new voices blended marvelously with the established choir.
Choose between these
8- warm
when grace, appearance, or sensitive handling is central
not when Beautifully does not fit every effective technical or strategic result.
- warm
delightfully
when the result is charming and gives light pleasure
not when Delightfully is gentler and may undersell exceptional skill.
- warm
for broad, natural enthusiasm in conversation
not when Wonderfully is common and may carry less surprise or distinction.
- professional
when intelligence or inventive skill produced the success
not when Brilliantly can overcredit cleverness when steady craft did the work.
- professional
when execution reaches an exceptionally high standard
not when Superbly is evaluative and cooler than delighted marvelously.
- professional
to great effect
when a choice clearly strengthens the overall result
not when The phrase is neutral and loses the warmth of personal praise.
- formal
admirably
when conduct or effort deserves respect
not when Admirably praises worth without saying the outcome was enjoyable or extraordinary.
- literary
when polished success deserves traditional, enthusiastic praise
not when Splendidly can sound dated in straightforward contemporary prose.
Said against
3- poorly
- badly
- disappointingly
It naturally appears in
3- work marvelously
The simple hinge and counterweight work marvelously together.
- perform marvelously
Despite the short rehearsal, the students performed marvelously.
- turn out marvelously
The repaired glaze turned out marvelously under natural light.
The word family
1Where this comes from
- merriam-webster, adverb sense: in a marvelous manner opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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