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wonderful

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won·der·ful  (wndr-fl)
adj.
1. Capable of eliciting wonder; astonishing: "The ... whale is one of the most wonderful animals in the world" Charles Darwin.
2. Admirable; excellent: "The spirit of the movement was wonderful. It was joyous and grave at the same time" Christabel Pankhurst.

wonder·ful·ly adv.
wonder·ful·ness n.

wonderful
Adjective
1. extremely fine; excellent: I've been offered a wonderful job
2. causing surprise, amazement, or awe: a strange and wonderful phenomenon
wonderfully adv
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Adj.1.wonderfulwonderful - extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"
extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"

wonderful
adjective 1. excellent, mean (slang) great (informal) topping Brit. (slang) brilliant, cracking Brit. (informal) outstanding, smashing (informal) superb, fantastic (informal) tremendous, ace (informal) magnificent, fabulous (informal) marvellous, terrific, sensational (informal) sovereign, awesome (slang) admirable, super (informal) brill (informal) stupendous, out of this world (informal) tiptop, bodacious (slang), chiefly U.S. boffo (slang) jim-dandy (slang) chillin' U.S. (slang) booshit Austral. (slang) exo Austral. (slang) sik Austral. (slang) rad (informal) phat (slang) schmick Austral. (informal) << OPPOSITE terrible
Translations

wonderful [ˈwʌndəful] adjmaravilloso
wonderful [ˈwʌndəful] wonder adjmerveilleux/euse
wonderful [ˈwʌndəful] wonder adjwunderbar
wonderful [ˈwʌndəful] adjmeraviglioso/a


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The element of the wonderful is required in Tragedy.
It was a wonderful half-hour that Pollyanna spent then.
And the birds who flew to other countries in the winter told the animals in foreign lands of the wonderful doctor of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, who could understand their talk and help them in their troubles.
 
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