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

The true power of broadcasting doesn't lie in technical perfection but in those wonderfully imperfect moments of genuine human interaction - the unexpected laughs, the emotional revelations, the spontaneous connections that no algorithm can predict or replicate. —Bernard Marr, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025

But Williams has always thrived on the audience’s sympathy as much as their admiration, and Better Man finds a wonderfully goofy way to represent that with its charming, if unevolved, simian star. —David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025

This would tap into that latter spirit wonderfully. —Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025

The music is invariably catchy, the words wonderfully whimsical. —Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 12 Jan. 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