won´der|ful|ly

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.


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