wonderfully

adverb

won·​der·​ful·​ly ˈwən-dər-f(ə-)lē 

1

: in a way or to an extent that excites wonder, astonishment, or amazement : amazingly, remarkably

Uncover the characteristic that links humans to more than 5,400 wonderfully weird living species …

—North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

2

: in a way or to an extent that is extremely or unusually good or pleasing

The trip went wonderfully well.

We had a wonderfully good time.

Everything here was prepared wonderfully: The fish tender and not dried or mushy, the squash cooked just right, with firmness and crunch.

—Marc Bona

Feeling wonderfully safe, he closed his eyes, and for the first time since he'd come to Helton, he fell into a deep and dreamless sleep.

—Eva Ibbotson

Examples of wonderfully in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The public areas are wonderfully welcoming, with velvety sink-in sofas in a palette of greens and russets. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026

Bananas are wonderfully filling on their own, so there's no need to go to town on the sunflower seed butter. —Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 23 May 2026

Each plant was covered in wonderfully smelling blooms, and even more buds. —Arkansas Online, 22 May 2026

The comedic throughline and slapstick physical humor make all of these disparate film elements work together wonderfully. —Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English wonderfulliche, wunderfullie, from wonderful, wunderful wonderful + -liche, -lie -ly entry 2

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1