: that is to be marveled at : extraordinary
a wondrous feat
wondrous
adverb
archaic
wondrously
adverb
wondrousness
noun
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The museum featured a display of wondrous tapestries.
what a wondrous discovery fire must have been
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Spenser Mestel, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
Stargazers are in for a treat this month, with the night sky expected to be chock-full of wondrous astronomical sights.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The mission: to break some codes and save an old man on a wondrous island.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
You’re not being reminded to be grateful to the owner of the Airbnb for bestowing upon you the boon of a tidy apartment; you’re being told to be grateful for a wondrous world filled with Airbnbs.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Wondrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wondrous. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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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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