wonderfully

[ wuhn-der-fuh-lee, -der-flee ]
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adverb
  1. in a way or to a degree that is excellent, great, truly satisfying, etc.: There's nothing cheap about doing your own carpentry anymore, but this project turned out wonderfully.

  2. in a way or to a degree that arouses wonder or amazement; astonishingly: For a first novel by such a young author, it shows wonderfully vivid powers of description and characterization.

Origin of wonderfully

1
First recorded in 1250–1300; wonderful + -ly

Other words from wonderfully

  • un·won·der·ful·ly, adverb

Words Nearby wonderfully

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How to use wonderfully in a sentence

  • She chatted freely, discoursed on almost every topic, and during it all he saw what a wonderfully courageous woman she was.

    The Homesteader | Oscar Micheaux
  • So had he stopped there it would have been wonderfully well; but he had to go floundering innocently on.

  • As if within her bonny smile and unshrinking friendliness he beheld something new and wonderfully beautiful.

    Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
  • He was wonderfully quick in overtaking his fellow-pupils, and at six could read French and German fluently.

  • Considering its age, it is in a wonderfully good state of preservation, the original roof still being intact.