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wondrous

[ wuhn-druhs ]

adjective



adverb

  1. Archaic. wonderfully; remarkably.

wondrous

/ ˈwʌndrəs /

adjective

  1. exciting wonder; marvellous


adverb

  1. (intensifier)

    it is wondrous cold

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Derived Forms

  • ˈwondrously, adverb
  • ˈwondrousness, noun

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Other Words From

  • wondrous·ly adverb
  • wondrous·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of wondrous1

1490–1500; metathetic variant of Middle English wonders (genitive of wonder ) wonderful; cognate with German Wunders; spelling conformed to -ous

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Example Sentences

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.

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It’s strange to observe Rodgers, wondrous yet temperamental, without a hint of edginess.

Entire cities have been built over once wondrous ecosystems that we sparsely acknowledge.

Even more intriguing are the wondrous effects nature has on our emotional states.

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.

Manifold the wonders,” said Sophocles, “nothing towers more wondrous than man!

Then came remedies: the powder, the salve, the wondrous elixir.

In that process, we discovered all these wondrous recordings.

In honor of this wondrous spectacle—the Super Bowl, not the Puppy Bowl—here are the best halftime show performance.

As soon as he said that, “the brief, wondrous life of Oscar Wao” jumped into my head.

All please noteHis wondrous height and girth; He has the longest legs and throatOf anything on earth.

Her tragic attitude, her wondrous beauty, awed the men, and they lowered the guns that had been raised to slay the father.

Slowly he replied: Masters have written in wondrous language and masters have played with wondrous power.

Grander and grander the melody rose, voicing loves triumph with wondrous sweetness and palpitating rhythm.

The legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus strikingly illustrates the wondrous transformation of society.

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