wonderfully

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English wonderfully, wunderfullie, wonderfulliche, equivalent to wonderful +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wʌn.də(ɹ).fli/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adverb

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wonderfully (comparative more wonderfully, superlative most wonderfully)

  1. In a wonderful manner.
    He entertained us wonderfully.
    • 1992, Casella and George, Explaining the Gibbs Sampler, in: The American Statistician 46(3) 167–174
      By freeing statisticians from dealing with complicated calculations, the statistical aspects of a problem can become the main focus. This point is wonderfully illustrated by Smith and Gelfand (1992).
  2. To an extent inspiring wonder.
    His costume was wonderfully intricate.

Translations

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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wonderful +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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wonderfully

  1. miraculously; extraordinarily; unnaturally

Descendants

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  • English: wonderfully
  • Yola: wonderfullee

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