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 …

—naturalsciences.org

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

Failure and rejection can be wonderfully instructive. —Theo Wolf, CNBC, 15 May 2025

While entertaining, today’s winning approach looks wonderfully different. —Claire Vanessa Lim, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

The cardinal, with his viral videos singing to his congregation, has had a wonderfully uniting and mobilizing impact on Filipinos around the globe. —Juliet Izon, Vogue, 7 May 2025

The headphones present the many stereo effects of the song wonderfully, with voices shifting around between sides. —PC Magazine, 6 May 2025

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