marvy

English

Alternative forms

• marvie

Etymology

From marv(ellous) +‎ -y. Compare marv.

Adjective

marvy (comparative more marvy, superlative most marvy)

1. (informal) Great, awesome, brilliant.
   • 1988, Your Sinclair, number 27, page 45:

     It's about time somebody sent me a tip for Thundercats. Such a classy little game, so fast, such marvy graphics, so pretty, so why no tips?

Further reading

• “marvy adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present