I. ˈwəndrəs adjective
Etymology: alteration (influenced by -ous ) of Middle English wonders, adjective, wondrous, from gen. of wonder (I)
: exciting wonder or surprise : wonderful , astonishing , marvelous
a wondrous fairy tale
colors and shades changed in slow, wondrous transformation — Zane Grey
wondrous new ways to kill bacteria — Vance Packard
• won·drous·ly adverb
• won·drous·ness noun -es
II. adverb
archaic : wonderfully
grew wondrous cold — S.T.Coleridge