Wondrously
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 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 (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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