Wondrously
What it means
In a way that inspires delighted wonder or admiration.
Reach for it when describing an unusually beautiful or remarkable effect in elevated prose
The lanterns glowed wondrously beneath the snow-covered branches.
Words to choose between 6
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playful
Fits when an enchanting, seemingly impossible effect is intended
Careful Magically can misrepresent skilled work as effortless or imply the supernatural.
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warm
Fits when aesthetic or emotional grace matters more than surprise
Careful Beauty can be familiar and need not inspire wonder.
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warm
Fits when strong positive evaluation should sound natural
Careful Wonderfully can mean merely very well and need not evoke wonder.
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formal
astonishingly
Fits when unexpected degree is central
Careful Astonishingly can intensify a negative result and does not carry delight.
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literary
Fits when pleased amazement is the exact effect
Careful Marvelously is ornate and may sound dated in ordinary prose.
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literary
sublimely
Fits when exceptional beauty and grandeur justify the highest register
Careful Sublimely is much stronger and can sound affected.
Opposites 3
- ordinarily
- dully
- unremarkably
Common phrases 3
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wondrously clear
The winter air was wondrously clear above the dark valley.
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wondrously restored
The little theater was wondrously restored without erasing its patched history.
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wondrously alive
At dawn the wetland seemed wondrously alive with wings and calls.
Word family 1
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