Wondrous Definition

wŭndrəs
adjective
Wonderful.
Webster's New World

Amazing, inspiring awe, "to be marvelled at".

We all stared open mouthed at the wondrous sight, speechless.
Wiktionary
adverb
Extraordinarily; surprisingly.
Webster's New World
To a wonderful or remarkable extent.
American Heritage

Origin of Wondrous

  • From Late Middle English wondrous, metathetic variation of wonders (adj., “wondrous, wonderful"), genitive of wonder (“wonder, miracle"), from Old English wundor (“wonder, miracle"), from Proto-Germanic *wundrÄ… (“wonder"). Compare Dutch wonders, German Wunder.

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