wondrousadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈwʌndrəs/, U.S.

/ˈwəndrəs/

Forms: Also 1500s–1800s wonderous, 1500s wond(e)rouse, wo(u)nderus, woundrous, 1500s–1600s woonderous, 1600s–1800s wond'rous.

Etymology: Alteration of wonders adj. by substitution of suffix -ous suffix, after marvellous.

literary.

A. adj.

Wonderful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adjective]

wonderlyc893

wonderfula1100

wondera1175

wondersa1300

marvellousc1330

marvela1400

marvelly?a1400

mirablec1429

admirablec1450

marvellablec1450

mirific1490

wondrous1509

extonious1548

portentious1549

miraculous1569

geason1572

mirificalc1572

astounding1590

amazing1593

wonderedc1595

admiring1598

prodigious1600

astonishable1603

fabulous1609

wondered-at?1611

necromantic1627

stupendous1640

nigromantic1645

mirandous1652

surprising1665

mirabundous1694

astonishinga1704

wondersome1774

sublime1813

nasty1834

kill-me-quite1842

breathtaking1843

breath-catching1865

miracle-working1867

mouth opening1867

stupefying1870

gee whiz1889

scorching1890

doozy1903

sensational1909

eye-popping1918

wunnerful1924

crashing1931

staggering1934

eyewatering1950

mind-boggling1955

Ozymandian1961

knock-out1966

mind-blowing1966

motherfucking1973

boggling1975

gobsmacking1981

tubular1982

1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1555) iv. C iiij The wonderous serpente Of the seuen metals, made by enchauntment.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms cxix. 18 & so shal I spie out wonderous thinges in thy lawe.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. iii. sig. P4^v The foolish man..With her wondrous beauty rauisht quight, Gan burne in filthy lust..

1598 Chaucers Dreame in T. Speght Wks. G. Chaucer f. 364/1 The sede wex grene And on the dry herse gan spring Which me thought a wondrous thing.

1617 J. Hales Serm. Oxf. 12 The Grecians, till barbarisme beganne to steale in vpon them, were men of wonderous subtletie of wit.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 483 Some of Serpent kinde Wondrous in length and corpulence.

1707 I. Watts Hymns & Spiritual Songs iii. 189 When I survey the wondrous Cross Where the young Prince of Glory dy'd.

1782 W. Cowper Hope in Poems 149 Hope..has the wondrous virtue to educe From emptiness itself a real use.

1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen viii. 126 For hours, and hours, this wondrous white woman poured forth her speech.

1864 J. Bryce Holy Rom. Empire vii. 148 The German mind, just beginning to put forth the blossoms of its wondrous literature.

B. adv.

= wondrously adv. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adverb]

wonderlyc897

sellya1000

wonderc1175

wonderfullya1300

marvellouslya1382

marvellousa1400

marvelly?a1400

wonderful14..

wonderslyc1489

to marvelc1500

wondersc1528

wondrously1535

prodigiously1541

wondrous1557

admirably1570

admiredly1598

to a miracle?1614

marls1615

amazingly1650

miridically1652

mirificously1657

surprisingly1661

to wonder1661

astonishingly1668

prodigious1694

strikingly1752

amazing1760

à merveille1762

astoundingly1826

mirifically1873

breathtakingly1887

eye-poppingly1959

mind-bogglingly1973

staggeringly1976

mind-blowingly1977

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > amazingly or wonderfully

wonderlyc1000

wonderc1175

wonderfullya1300

marvellouslya1382

marvellousa1400

marvelly?a1400

wonderful14..

miraculouslya1425

wonderslyc1489

wondersc1528

wondrously1535

prodigiously1541

wondrous1557

stupendly1621

stupendiously1629

amazingly1650

stupendously1659

astonishingly1668

tremendously1684

prodigious1694

portentously1755

miraculous1766

awesomely1821

stunningly1823

fabulously1845

devastatingly1905

fantastically1923

dizzyingly1952

staggeringly1976

1557 M. Basset tr. T. More Treat. Passion in Wks. 1391/2 An vrgent and woonderous necessarye cause.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. v. 229 We found this auncient Well so wondrous deepe, that scarcely all our ropes could sinke our bucket in the water.

1678 T. Hobbes Decameron Physiologicum vii. 77 As he made some Bodies wondrous great, so he made others wondrous little.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxiii. 59 They tell me she is grown wondrous pretty.

1781 W. Cowper Anti-Thelypthora 38 Some she would teach (for she was wondrous wise).

1843 G. P. R. James Forest Days I. vi. 118 This horse eats so wondrous slow.

1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh ii. 58 Lady, thou art wondrous fair.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wondrous
释义	wondrousadj.adv. Brit. /ˈwʌndrəs/, U.S. /ˈwəndrəs/ Forms: Also 1500s–1800s wonderous, 1500s wond(e)rouse, wo(u)nderus, woundrous, 1500s–1600s woonderous, 1600s–1800s wond'rous. Etymology: Alteration of wonders adj. by substitution of suffix -ous suffix, after marvellous. literary. A. adj. Wonderful. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adjective] wonderlyc893 wonderfula1100 wondera1175 wondersa1300 marvellousc1330 marvela1400 marvelly?a1400 mirablec1429 admirablec1450 marvellablec1450 mirific1490 wondrous1509 extonious1548 portentious1549 miraculous1569 geason1572 mirificalc1572 astounding1590 amazing1593 wonderedc1595 admiring1598 prodigious1600 astonishable1603 fabulous1609 wondered-at?1611 necromantic1627 stupendous1640 nigromantic1645 mirandous1652 surprising1665 mirabundous1694 astonishinga1704 wondersome1774 sublime1813 nasty1834 kill-me-quite1842 breathtaking1843 breath-catching1865 miracle-working1867 mouth opening1867 stupefying1870 gee whiz1889 scorching1890 doozy1903 sensational1909 eye-popping1918 wunnerful1924 crashing1931 staggering1934 eyewatering1950 mind-boggling1955 Ozymandian1961 knock-out1966 mind-blowing1966 motherfucking1973 boggling1975 gobsmacking1981 tubular1982 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1555) iv. C iiij The wonderous serpente Of the seuen metals, made by enchauntment. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms cxix. 18 & so shal I spie out wonderous thinges in thy lawe. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. iii. sig. P4^v The foolish man..With her wondrous beauty rauisht quight, Gan burne in filthy lust.. 1598 Chaucers Dreame in T. Speght Wks. G. Chaucer f. 364/1 The sede wex grene And on the dry herse gan spring Which me thought a wondrous thing. 1617 J. Hales Serm. Oxf. 12 The Grecians, till barbarisme beganne to steale in vpon them, were men of wonderous subtletie of wit. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 483 Some of Serpent kinde Wondrous in length and corpulence. View more context for this quotation 1707 I. Watts Hymns & Spiritual Songs iii. 189 When I survey the wondrous Cross Where the young Prince of Glory dy'd. 1782 W. Cowper Hope in Poems 149 Hope..has the wondrous virtue to educe From emptiness itself a real use. 1844 A. W. Kinglake Eothen viii. 126 For hours, and hours, this wondrous white woman poured forth her speech. 1864 J. Bryce Holy Rom. Empire vii. 148 The German mind, just beginning to put forth the blossoms of its wondrous literature. B. adv. = wondrously adv. archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [adverb] wonderlyc897 sellya1000 wonderc1175 wonderfullya1300 marvellouslya1382 marvellousa1400 marvelly?a1400 wonderful14.. wonderslyc1489 to marvelc1500 wondersc1528 wondrously1535 prodigiously1541 wondrous1557 admirably1570 admiredly1598 to a miracle?1614 marls1615 amazingly1650 miridically1652 mirificously1657 surprisingly1661 to wonder1661 astonishingly1668 prodigious1694 strikingly1752 amazing1760 à merveille1762 astoundingly1826 mirifically1873 breathtakingly1887 eye-poppingly1959 mind-bogglingly1973 staggeringly1976 mind-blowingly1977 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > amazingly or wonderfully wonderlyc1000 wonderc1175 wonderfullya1300 marvellouslya1382 marvellousa1400 marvelly?a1400 wonderful14.. miraculouslya1425 wonderslyc1489 wondersc1528 wondrously1535 prodigiously1541 wondrous1557 stupendly1621 stupendiously1629 amazingly1650 stupendously1659 astonishingly1668 tremendously1684 prodigious1694 portentously1755 miraculous1766 awesomely1821 stunningly1823 fabulously1845 devastatingly1905 fantastically1923 dizzyingly1952 staggeringly1976 1557 M. Basset tr. T. More Treat. Passion in Wks. 1391/2 An vrgent and woonderous necessarye cause. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. v. 229 We found this auncient Well so wondrous deepe, that scarcely all our ropes could sinke our bucket in the water. 1678 T. Hobbes Decameron Physiologicum vii. 77 As he made some Bodies wondrous great, so he made others wondrous little. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxiii. 59 They tell me she is grown wondrous pretty. 1781 W. Cowper Anti-Thelypthora 38 Some she would teach (for she was wondrous wise). 1843 G. P. R. James Forest Days I. vi. 118 This horse eats so wondrous slow. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh ii. 58 Lady, thou art wondrous fair. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.1509
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