WONDROUS, adjective Admirable; marvelous; such as may excite surprise and astonishment; strange. That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. Psalms 26:7. WONDROUS, adverb In a wonderful or surprising degree; as a place wondrous deep; you are wondrous fair; wondrous fond of peace. These phrases of Cowley, Dryden and Pope, are admissible only in the ludicrous and burlesque style.
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