Wondrously

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a wondrous manner.

    "But had thoſe vvits the vvonders of their dayes, / Or that ſvveete Teian Poet [Anacreon] vvhich did ſpend / His plenteous vaine in ſetting forth her [Venus's] prayſe, / Seene but a glims of this, vvhich I pretend, / Hovv vvondrouſly vvould he her face commend, […]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    (used as an intensifier) excellently wordnet

Example

More examples

"My respect for his power of analysis increased wondrously."

Etymology

From wondrous + -ly.

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