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

And Ed Harris is always wonderfully watchable and somehow has remained the exact same age for the last 30 years. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

What does Frost mean by that wonderfully indeterminate something that is always trying to reduce a wall? — Matt Seaton, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

Garden-ripe tomatoes team with fresh basil to make this wonderfully cheesy tart. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 18 July 2026

From Newt's family making first contact with a Facehugger to a wonderfully tense sentry gun sequence, Cameron's extra footage enhances a classic. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 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