wonderfully C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈwʌndərfəli/ UK /ˈwʌndəfəli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in an extremely pleasing or remarkable way The garden smelled wonderfully of roses in June. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in an extremely pleasing or... marvelouslysplendidlysuperblymagnificentlyremarkablyadmirably ↔ Opposites terriblyawfullydreadfully Word family Related forms wonderwonderful Etymology AI details From wonderful + -ly; wonderful is from Old English wundorfull, from wundor ('marvel, wonder') + -full, of obscure Germanic origin. wundor Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # wonderfully **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈwʌndərfəli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwʌndəfəli/ ## Meanings 1. in an extremely pleasing or remarkable way ## Examples - The garden smelled wonderfully of roses in June. ## Synonyms - marvelously - splendidly - superbly - magnificently - remarkably - admirably ## Antonyms - terribly - awfully - dreadfully ## Related Forms - wonder - wonderful ## Roots and Affixes - Root: wundor ## Etymology From wonderful + -ly; wonderful is from Old English wundorfull, from wundor ('marvel, wonder') + -full, of obscure Germanic origin. ## AI Etymology Wonderfully is an adverb meaning "in an extremely pleasing or remarkable way". Historically, it is from wonderful + -ly; wonderful is from Old English wundorfull, from wundor ('marvel, wonder') + -full, of obscure Germanic origin. The visible construction is part of the etymology: wonderfully is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "in an extremely pleasing or remarkable way", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain is anchored in Old English wundor. Close English family members include wonder, and wonderful. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown