wonderfully
Americanadverb
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in a way or to a degree that is excellent, great, truly satisfying, etc..
There's nothing cheap about doing your own carpentry anymore, but this project turned out wonderfully.
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in a way or to a degree that arouses wonder or amazement; astonishingly.
For a first novel by such a young author, it shows wonderfully vivid powers of description and characterization.
Other Word Forms
- unwonderfully adverb
Etymology
Origin of wonderfully
First recorded in 1250–1300; wonderful ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The cast we put together for this show was so easy and wonderfully fun.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
"Behavior is a wonderfully integrated readout, reflecting what's happening across the brain and body," said Brunet, the Michele and Timothy Barakett Professor of Genetics at Stanford Medicine.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
Unexpectedly, wonderfully, a reunion occurs on stage, in a blaze of guitars and hair.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
"When things go wonderfully well, everyone is happy, you know -- they all praise each other," he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
“Mr. Curtain will be watching everybody very...and, oh, don’t you find these danishes splendid, Sticky? They go down wonderfully well with cold milk, especially the raspberry ones.”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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