wondrous
Adjective Satellite
- extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers
Adverb
- (used as an intensifier) extremely well
- "the colors changed wondrously slowly"
Adj
- Wonderful; amazing, inspiring awe; marvelous.
Adv
- In a wonderful degree; remarkably; wondrously.
Adjective
- Inspiring a feeling of wonder or delight; marvelous.
Examples
- Her WONDROUS 100-point play left everyone speechless during their game.
- We all stared open-mouthed at the wondrous sight.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English wondrous, alteration after the suffix -ous of Middle English wonders (“wondrous, wonderful”, adjective), from Old English wundres (“of wonder”), genitive singular of wundor (“wonder, miracle”), from Proto-Germanic *wundrą (“wonder”). Compare Dutch wonder, German Wunder.
Synonyms
fantastic, grand, howling, marvellous, marvellously, marvelous, marvelously, rattling, superbly, terrific, terrifically, toppingly, tremendous, wonderful, wonderfully, wondrously, awesome
Scrabble Score: 12
wondrous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordwondrous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wondrous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary