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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By 1974, it was Tchaikovsky one moment and a wonderfully crazy avant-garde opera the next.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Borgli digs deep into Emma’s psyche, pairing explanations from current-day Emma with glimpses of her younger self, wonderfully realized by Jordyn Curet.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 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
Fortunately, the sun has a wonderfully glorious habit of rising every morning.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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