wondrous
Americanadjective
adverb
adjective
adverb
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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In all my time in the woods, in the wondrous dance of it, I have many times seen predators fail.
From Literature
The average person shouldn’t have to fret that bold ideas and wondrous cinematic visions are being gatekept from them by the people in a boardroom clinging to a conservative agenda.
From Salon
The boy who left Oxford all whimsy and loose, would become someone wondrous... the marvellous Dr. Seuss.
From BBC
The Agnus Dei begins in glum realization that there may be no compensation for humanity’s great sins when, again astonishingly without expectation, one of Beethoven’s uniquely wondrous melodies takes over.
From Los Angeles Times
He believed in making wishes, and in lucky four-leaf clovers, and in underground tunnels that lead to wondrous places.
From Literature
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