Fab"u*lous (?), 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 Greek and Rome.
-- Fab"u*lous*ly (#), adv. -- Fab"u*lous*ness, n.
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