Wondrous

/ˈwʌndɹəs/ · adjective

Meaning

Wonderful; amazing, inspiring awe; marvelous..

Definitions by Sense

1. Wonderful; amazing, inspiring awe; marvelous.
2. In a wonderful degree; remarkably; wondrously.

Example Sentences

We all stared open-mouthed at the wondrous sight.

I'll show thee the best springs; I'll pluck thee berries; / I'll fish for thee, and get thee wood enough. / A plague upon the tyrant that I serve! / I'll bear him no more sticks, but follow thee, / Thou wondrous man.

VVhen I ſurvey the vvondrous Croſs / VVhere the young Prince of Glory dy'd, / My richeſt Gain I count but Loſs, / And pour Contempt on all my Pride.

And looking vp, when as his shield he lakt, / And sword saw not, he wexed wondrous woe

[…]And even there, his eye being big with tears, / Turning his face, he put his hand behind him, / And with affection wondrous sensible / He [Antonio] wrung Bassanio's hand; and so they parted.

As by the dead we love to sit, / Become so wondrous dear, / As for the lost we grapple, / Though all the rest are here,—

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• more wondrous
• most wondrous
• wonderous

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