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

This sensibility is wonderfully demure (to use the mot du jour) and understated, letting the true star—the sweeping views of Portofino Bay, glimpsed through the doors to the balconies—really shine. —Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026

There, the two rocked wonderfully funky outfits, with Rihanna wearing a knee-length black silk skirt along with two-toned brown suede and black knee-high heeled Loewe boots. —Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026

Trunk Bay Trunk Bay is wonderfully picturesque, with a quarter-mile stretch of white sand set against impossibly clear water. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026

That's a wonderfully sort of wise approach to it all. —Terry Gross, NPR, 15 Jan. 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