- won´der|ful|ly
- won|der|ful «WUHN duhr fuhl», adjective.1. causing wonder; marvelous; remarkable: »
The works of God are wonderful. The explorer had wonderful adventures.
2. surprisingly large, fine, excellent, or splendid: »We had a wonderful time at the party.
╂[Old English wunderfull (literally) full of wonder]–won´der|ful|ly, adverb.–won´der|ful|ness, noun.Synonym Study 1 Wonderful, marvelous mean causing wonder. Wonderful describes something so new and unfamiliar, out of the ordinary, beyond expectation, or imperfectly understood that it excites a feeling of surprise, admiration, puzzled interest, or, sometimes, astonishment: »The boys from New York saw some wonderful sights on their first trip across the continent.
Marvelous describes something so extraordinary, surprising, or astonishing that it seems hardly believable: »The machine that can translate from foreign languages is a marvelous scientific invention.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.