wondrous
pronunciation
How to pronounce wondrous in British English:
UK [ˈwʌndrəs]
How to pronounce wondrous in American English:
US [ˌwʌndrəs]
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- Adjective:
- extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers
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- Adverb:
- (used as an intensifier) extremely well
Word Origin
- wondrous (adj.)
- c. 1500, from Middle English wonders (adj.), early 14c., originally genitive of wonder (n.), with suffix altered by influence of marvelous, etc. As an adverb from 1550s. Related: Wondrously; wondrousness.
Example
- 1. 10 World 's smallest and most wondrous works of art
- 2. These are wondrous and good looking butterflies .
- 3. Through it , we learn of the many others the wondrous diversity of flora and fauna with whom we cohabit on this planet .
- 4. The amazon basin is one of the world 's wondrous ecosystems , supporting massive amounts of life , both in kind and quantity .
- 5. Imagine that I pioneer a wondrous nanomaterials startup that offers everyone a blindingly awesome new technology .