wondrously

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English wondrous Middle English -ly English -ly English wondrously From wondrous + -ly.

1. In a wondrous manner.

   “But had thoſe vvits the vvonders of their dayes, / Or that ſvveete Teian Poet [Anacreon] vvhich did ſpend / His plenteous vaine in ſetting forth her [Venus's] prayſe, / Seene but a glims of this, vvhich I pretend, / Hovv vvondrouſly vvould he her face commend, […]”

   “Renamed in honor of the tube tearjerker, the work wondrously went on to become the most recognized theme in all of soapdom.”