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wondrous

American  
[wuhn-druhs] / ˈwʌn drəs /

adjective

  1. wonderful; marvelous.

adverb

  1. Archaic.  wonderfully; remarkably.

wondrous British  
/ ˈwʌndrəs /

adjective

  1. exciting wonder; marvellous

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adverb

  1. (intensifier)

    it is wondrous cold
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • wondrously adverb
  • wondrousness noun

Etymology

Origin of wondrous

1490–1500; metathetic variant of Middle English wonders (genitive of wonder ) wonderful; cognate with German Wunders; spelling conformed to -ous

Example Sentences

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Each of the new opera’s five scenes in Act 1 and three in Act 2 are wondrous worlds of their own.

From Los Angeles Times

So does—to one’s great surprise—Nile, whom the wondrous Mr. Rhys makes both menacing and charming and, quite critically, a friend to Aggie, never mind how self-serving his friendship might be.

From The Wall Street Journal

The run’s most wondrous offering came on opening night in September.

From The Wall Street Journal

An ugly old thing and yet wondrous at the same time.

From BBC

It is good enough, wondrous enough, to endure.

From The Wall Street Journal

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