wonderly

See also: Wonderly

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English wonderly, wonderli, wonderlich, from Old English wundorlīċ, equivalent to wonder +‎ -ly.

Adjective

wonderly (comparative more wonderly, superlative most wonderly)

1. (archaic) wondrous; wondersome
   • 1812, 2014, Oliver Loo, The Original Grimm KHM 1812, page 330:

     The king sent his hunters over, they should see, what kind of animal was set in the tree, they came back and said: there lay such a wonderly animal therein, as they hade ^[sic] never seen in their life days, raw work of all kinds were on its skin, but it lay and slept.

Etymology 2

From Middle English wonderly, wonderli, wonderliche, from Old English wundorlīċe, equivalent to wonder +‎ -ly.

Adverb

wonderly (comparative more wonderly, superlative most wonderly)

1. (archaic) Wonderfully, in a wonderful manner.
2. (archaic) To a wonderful degree, exceedingly.

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Middle English

Adverb

wonderly

1. wonderly, to a wonderful degree, exceedingly.
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     and in lyke wyse as she saide so they departed / that neyther the kynge nor none of his counceill were ware of their departyng / Also soone as kyng Vther knewe of theire departyng soo sodenly / he was wonderly wrothe / Thenne he called to hym his pryuy counceille / and told them of the sodeyne departyng of the duke and his wyf