wondrous

[ wuhn-druhs ]

/ ˈwʌn drəs /

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adjective

wonderful; marvelous.

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

OTHER WORDS FROM wondrous

won·drous·ly, adverbwon·drous·ness, noun

Words nearby wondrous

wonderment, wonder-stricken, wonders will never cease, wonderwork, wonder-worker, wondrous, wonga, wonga-wonga, Wŏnju, wonk, wonkish

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How to use wondrous in a sentence

It’s all the more wondrous when you think about the fact that mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California wasn’t controlling Perseverance live during the descent.
The Science of Awe and the Mars Perseverance Rover|Susanna Schrobsdorff|February 21, 2021|Time
It’s strange to observe Rodgers, wondrous yet temperamental, without a hint of edginess.
Aaron Rodgers, entering a showdown with Tom Brady, has gone from chippy to chill|Jerry Brewer|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
Entire cities have been built over once wondrous ecosystems that we sparsely acknowledge.
Humans Have Rights and So Should Nature - Issue 94: Evolving|Grant Wilson|January 6, 2021|Nautilus
Even more intriguing are the wondrous effects nature has on our emotional states.
Are We Wired to Be Outside? - Issue 92: Frontiers|Grigori Guitchounts|November 11, 2020|Nautilus

The footage of the incredibly complex network of dabbawalas, the men responsible for running some 200,000 meals around Mumbai throughout the workweek, was mind-boggling but wondrous to watch.
Everything Our Editors Loved in August|The Editors|September 10, 2020|Outside Online
Manifold the wonders,” said Sophocles, “nothing towers more wondrous than man!
On Transhumanism and Why Technology Is Our Silicon Nervous System|Jason Silva|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then came remedies: the powder, the salve, the wondrous elixir.
New Study Says Doctors Can’t “Just Say No” to Their Patients|Kent Sepkowitz|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In that process, we discovered all these wondrous recordings.
The Inside Story of Johnny Cash’s Legendary Lost LP, ‘Out Among the Stars’|Andrew Romano|March 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In honor of this wondrous spectacle—the Super Bowl, not the Puppy Bowl—here are the best halftime show performance.
The Best Super Bowl Halftime Shows|Marina Watts|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As soon as he said that, “the brief, wondrous life of Oscar Wao” jumped into my head.
Junot Díaz: How I Write|Noah Charney|August 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
All please noteHis wondrous height and girth; He has the longest legs and throatOf anything on earth.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17)|Various
Her tragic attitude, her wondrous beauty, awed the men, and they lowered the guns that had been raised to slay the father.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Slowly he replied: Masters have written in wondrous language and masters have played with wondrous power.
The Fifth String |John Philip Sousa
Grander and grander the melody rose, voicing loves triumph with wondrous sweetness and palpitating rhythm.
The Fifth String |John Philip Sousa
The legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus strikingly illustrates the wondrous transformation of society.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow

British Dictionary definitions for wondrous

wondrous

/ (ˈwʌndrəs) archaic, or literary /

adjective

exciting wonder; marvellous

adverb

(intensifier)it is wondrous cold

Derived forms of wondrous

wondrously, adverbwondrousness, noun

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