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
Etymology
Origin of wonderfully
First recorded in 1250–1300; wonderful ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Frozen puff pastry is wonderfully forgiving, provided you remember that butter prefers to stay cool.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
That was a wonderfully eccentric romance forged in molten lava.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
At the time of her death, Queen Camilla led the tributes, describing her as a legend and a "wonderfully witty and compassionate friend".
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Yet, despite this occasional datedness, “Love and Death in the American Novel” remains wonderfully alive, being iconoclastic, polemical, exhilarating and, not least, fun to read.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
She had smiled and laughed and been so wonderfully shy and—and hadn’t Candy said that Ashley was her only friend?
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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