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

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How to use wondrous in a sentence

You don't have the Zen-like solace of long walks from area to area or the feeling of being awestruck by wondrous environs.
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It felt wondrous that our muscles could keep carrying us forward, even when taking the next step felt like an impossibility.
Are We Wired to Be Outside? - Issue 92: Frontiers|Grigori Guitchounts|November 11, 2020|Nautilus
Here are five wondrously accomplished new collections to read during National Short Story Month.
5 Must-Read Short-Story Collections|Jane Ciabattari|May 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It was all unreal, as unreal as the baseless fabric of a dream; and yet it was real, wondrously real.
The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking

This property, so badly acquired, became wondrously profitable to the Negrepelisses-d'Espards.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
She could have fallen into the arms of this wondrously beautiful fairy princess, expecting to be carried away by her to Dreamland.
The Minister's Wooing|Harriet Beecher Stowe
Wondrously effectual was the healing touch he inherited from his fair young mother and brought to light in future years.
Baron Bruno|Louisa Morgan
He was feeling wondrously well; almost, but for his ever-present sensation of weakness, quite well.
The Shadow of Ashlydyat|Mrs. Henry Wood

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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