wondrously
2
6.7
- adverb
- /ˈwʌndrəsli/
:
maravillosamente
- The angelus bells of St. Jude's on the edge of Wallingford were wondrously clear.
- so wondrously
- wondrously strange
Examples
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Tamborel opened his eyes and stretched, feeling wondrously refreshed, as if he'd slept—for how long? "Sir?"
Fiction book (1993) -
It is full of wondrously autumn shades.
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Hospitals, the military, transportation, and of course private industry are all wondrously different.
Academic text (2017) -
His skin felt wondrously warm against hers, the touch gentle.
Fiction book (1990) -
A wondrously bright full moon beamed cold white light across the world.
Fiction book (1991) -
Our faces and bodies, hearts and souls, all beautifully and wondrously made in the image of the Creator.
Blog text (30) -
On this wondrously warm morning, he'd amble along, winter hungry, looking for anything edible.
Fiction book (1990) -
The musician played wondrously beautiful melodies that captivated the audience.
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The garden was wondrously colorful, with flowers blooming in vibrant shades.
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She solved the puzzle wondrously fast, impressing everyone around her.
Synonyms
184
3.5
To a very unusual or surprising degree
172
2.8
In a way that is very surprising and hard to believe
122
2.3
In a way that causes surprise or wonder
111
1.0
In a very good and impressive way
107
3.7
In a way that is very surprising or seems impossible
28
4.3
To do something in a very impressive or dramatic way
23
4.4
In a very beautiful or impressive way
21
3.5
To a very great degree
21
4.0
In a way that makes people very surprised
17
5.2
To a very great degree
15
4.3
In a very impressive and successful way
15
4.6
In a very impressive and beautiful way
12
3.3
In a very good way that shows great skill
12
3.6
To a very high degree
12
3.9
In a way that impresses people very much
12
3.9
In a very beautiful or impressive way
11
4.6
In a very impressive way
8
5.6
In a way that makes people feel very surprised
8
4.2
In a very beautiful or amazing way
6
4.3
Making people feel very surprised
5
3.5
In a very beautiful and impressive way
3
6.8
In a very beautiful and impressive way that amazes people
3
4.7
In a very impressive way that makes people admire it
2
5.3
In a very bright and impressive way
2
7.7
In a very large and impressive way
2
6.1
In a very impressive way that surprises people
1
8.3
In a bright and beautiful way that impresses people
1
8.4
To a very high degree
In a very beautiful or pleasant way that makes you feel happy
Antonyms
How Wonderful
23
4.4
6
4.3
122
2.3
2
6.7
111
1.0
184
3.5
19
3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
wondrously = wondrous (transparent) = wonder + ous + ly
The adverb is a regular -ly form of the adjective 'wondrous', and that adjective is clearly derived from 'wonder' with a standard adjectival -ous.
Etymology
Wondrously comes from the simple word wonder meaning 'a feeling of surprise and pleasure', with -ous meaning 'full of' and -ly meaning 'in a way'. So, to do something wondrously is to do it 'in a way full of wonder', that is, amazingly or very beautifully.