wondrous

[ wuhn-druh s ]

/ ˈwʌn drəs /

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adjective

wonderful; remarkable.

adverb

Archaic. wonderfully; remarkably.

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Origin of wondrous

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

Related formswon·drous·ly, adverbwon·drous·ness, noun

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Then came remedies: the powder, the salve, the wondrous elixir.
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In that process, we discovered all these wondrous recordings.
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In honor of this wondrous spectacle—the Super Bowl, not the Puppy Bowl—here are the best halftime show performance.
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As soon as he said that, “the brief, wondrous life of Oscar Wao” jumped into my head.
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This supernatural drama, based on the Jason Mott novel The Returned, is eerie and enigmatic, as well as heartfelt and wondrous.
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He is wondrous loth to hazard his credulity, and whilst he fears to believe amiss, believes nothing.
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And in the watches of the night there came A bright and wondrous vision on his mind.p.
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God does not forget even the poor prisoners, but allows them to have a sight of his wondrous works.
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The colorings of the Greggii are a wondrous harmony of tint and hue.
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And nobody, I suppose, would now defend the wondrous stanza which was paralleled from the Groves of Blarney.
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British Dictionary definitions for wondrous

wondrous

/ (ˈwʌndrəs) archaic, or literary /

adjective

exciting wonder; marvellous

adverb

(intensifier)it is wondrous cold

Derived Formswondrously, adverbwondrousness, noun

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Word Origin and History for wondrous

wondrous

adj.

c.1500, from Middle English wonders (adj.), c.1300, originally genitive of wonder (n.), with suffix altered by influence of marvelous, etc.

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