wondrous

[ wuhn-druhs ]
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adjective
adverb
  1. Archaic. wonderfully; remarkably.

Origin of wondrous

1
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, adverb
  • won·drous·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for wondrous

wondrous

/ (ˈwʌndrəs) archaic, or literary /


adjective
  1. exciting wonder; marvellous

adverb
  1. (intensifier): it is wondrous cold

Derived forms of wondrous

  • wondrously, adverb
  • wondrousness, noun

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