: that is to be marveled at : extraordinary
a wondrous feat
wondrous
adverb
archaic
wondrously
adverb
wondrousness
noun
Examples of wondrous in a Sentence
The museum featured a display of wondrous tapestries.
what a wondrous discovery fire must have been
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Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Yes, the wondrous image of the balloon raising the house into the air, and yes, maybe the cute dog that keeps being distracted by squirrels.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 19 June 2025
Devers was deported after a wondrous sweep of the Yankees that left Fenway Park in delirium.
—Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
This wondrous world up in the stars too frequently feels more like an amusement park for Elio to run and geek around in than a living, breathing universe.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for wondrous
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“Wondrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wondrous. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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wondrous
adjective
won·drous
ˈwən-drəs 
: such as to be marveled at extraordinary
a wondrous place
wondrous
adverb
archaic
wondrously
adverb
wondrousness
noun
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