WONDERFUL


Meaning of WONDERFUL in English

I. -də(r)fəl adjective

( sometimes wonderfuller sometimes wonderfullest )

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wundorful, from wundor wonder + -ful

1.

a. : exciting wonder : marvelous , surprising , strange , astonishing

a feast wonderful to behold

b. obsolete : miraculous

2. : unusually good, interesting, amusing, lovely : admirable — used as a generalized term of approval

in love with a wonderful girl

having a wonderful time

• won·der·ful·ness noun -es

II. adverb

Etymology: Middle English, from wonderful (I)

dialect : wonderfully

gets wonderful excited — Adrian Bell

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.