wonderfully

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wʌn.də(ɹ).fli/
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Adverb

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

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

wonderful +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

Adverb

wonderfully

  1. miraculously; extraordinarily; unnaturally

Descendants

  • English: wonderfully
  • Yola: wonderfullee

References

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