wondrous

[ wuhn-druh s ]

/ ˈwʌn drəs /

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adjective

wonderful; remarkable.

adverb

Archaic. wonderfully; remarkably.

RELATED WORDS

unusually, magically

Nearby words

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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Examples from the Web for wondrously

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
The cloud of grief was gone from the Dead Man's face, leaving it wondrously bright and young.
The Return of Peter Grimm|David Belasco
“That you may, and take a draught of the cool water too,” replied the dame, wondrously propitiated by his civility.
Household stories from the Land of Hofer|R. H. Busk
It was wondrously fine, finer than anything Andy had done until then.
The Best Short Stories of 1915|Various

A beautiful bunch of wondrously blue gentians stood as if they had grown there.
Heidi|Johanna Spyri
But after arriving at that point he wrote but little more by reason of the marvels that God had wondrously revealed to him.
On Prayer and The Contemplative Life|St. Thomas Aquinas

British Dictionary definitions for wondrously

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 wondrously

wondrous

adj.

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