wonderfully

adverb

Definition of wonderfullynext
as in marvelously

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Recent Examples of wonderfully Cost reduction for green hydrogen Water electrolysis is wonderfully simple on paper. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026 Closing the gap between the merely good and the truly extraordinary remains stubbornly, wonderfully human. — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026 The pie’s center is wonderfully assertive with passion fruit and enough lime zest to make your lips pucker. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 My skin looked wonderfully dewy, but my foundation pilled on top. — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wonderfully
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonderfully
  1. marvelously
  2. superbly
  3. excellently
  4. delightfully
  5. sensationally
  6. gloriously
  7. deliciously
  8. splendidly
Adverb
  • There's something marvelously magical about watching a movie outside.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Dance movies marvelously translate primal emotions into motion, the human body becoming a supple instrument deftly communicating the pain, ecstasy and confusion of being alive.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of marvelously
Adverb
  • This superbly crisp apple has a concentrated taste and bakes up juicy but not mushy.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The princess wore a purple Jenny Packham gown to the event, its V-neck collar superbly framing the amethyst sautoir necklace.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of superbly
Adverb
  • All evening, it is excellently placed for telescopic viewing of its glorious ball and rings.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The late Margot Bettauer Dembo handled NYRB’s previous Seghers translations; Lucy Jones has taken over, and excellently conveys the incisive bite of the writing.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of excellently
Adverb
  • Bookworms might also gravitate to the sunroom’s banquette seating, one of the wicker chairs on the wraparound porch, or the breakfast room, a delightfully matchy-matchy enclave covered in Pierre Frey Les Colonnes wallpaper and curtains.
    — Lauren Mechling, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Or, for something delightfully charming, consider silver Jodie charm—a playful accent to fasten onto a handbag or piece of jewelry.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of delightfully
Adverb
  • Cheryl Ladd joined Season 2 as Kris Munroe, Jill's younger sister, after Fawcett sensationally left as a series regular.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2026
  • On 13 May 2026, by which time his book had gone to press, the South Carolina supreme court sensationally overturned the murder conviction, citing ‘shocking jury interference’ by the clerk to the court.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Definition of sensationally
Adverb
  • These enable you to explore the furthest corners of the site, much of which is festooned with gloriously flourishing bougainvillea.
    — James Rampton, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
  • For the second of two F--- Cancer gigs, Reynoso has racked up a gloriously absurd 13 local bands on one madcap, rapid-fire club bill, where each will swarm the stage rig to plug in and play 10-minute sets before giving way to the next act.
    — Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of gloriously
Adverb
  • And Wheeler stuck to his principles with this list, one that mostly traverses North Oak Trafficway as cheaply (and deliciously) as possible.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But these townswomen — whether the undersexed Bakerwoman (Ella Bruccoleri ) or the prim, cruel busybody the Tailor’s Wife (a deliciously scheming Elizabeth Debicki) — are deeply unhappy with their own lot in life.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of deliciously
Adverb
  • One in particular has worked out splendidly for the past 15 years.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Torres’ prose is at times lyrical, at times sparse, and splendidly poetic.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of splendidly

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