: that is to be marveled at : extraordinary
a wondrous feat
wondrous
adverb
archaic
wondrously
adverb
wondrousness
noun
Synonyms of wondrous
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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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
The animation is slick, but starts to feel less wondrous and more distracting.
—Zaki Hasan, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2026
And the title Illumination is adapting, with some other references pulled here and there from throughout franchise history, is among his most creative and wondrous adventures.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026
The Seders take participants through the wondrous liberation of our ancestors from Egyptian bondage, while sharing the relevance and beauty of the age-old festival in our modern lives.
—Rabbi Moishe Kievman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Wondrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wondrous. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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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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