frabjous
- adjective
- /ˈfræbdʒəs/
- Archaic
- Yes, but not when it comes to the frabjous joy of running Ubuntu.
- a frabjous day
Examples
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The children's laughter created a frabjous atmosphere in the park during the spring festival.
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Ffolkes, O frabjous day!
Blog text (32) -
-O frabjous day...
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It all sounds frabjous, and I'm dying to read it, but obviously, you can't exactly broadcast it to the thieving internet.
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She described her birthday party as the most frabjous event she had ever attended.
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As we danced under the stars, it felt like a frabjous evening filled with magic and joy.
Synonyms
Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed
Something very pleasant that makes you happy
Very strange and like a dream or story, not real
Very pleasant and attractive in an informal, friendly way
Antonyms
How Delightful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Frabjous was made up by Lewis Carroll as a playful blend of words like fabulous and joyous. A helpful way to remember it is to think of those two words together, which is why frabjous means 'delightful' or 'wonderful' in a fanciful way.