: that is to be marveled at : extraordinary
a wondrous feat
wondrous
adverb
archaic
wondrously
adverb
wondrousness
noun
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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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Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
The map offers up good backstory on some of the locations and will leave you with a new appreciation for this wondrous corner of the state.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
And thus Kimberly Reed, the director of I’m Your Venus, had this wondrous jumping-off point to look at Venus Xtravaganza’s life, but also at her death.
—Daniel Scheffler, SPIN, 10 June 2024
The post continues sadly, describing Ragnar’s lost vigor and that the fire that once fueled his wondrous spirit is being smothered by shelter existence.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024
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“Wondrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wondrous. Accessed 4 Jul. 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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