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WONDERFUL
fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
wonderful (comparative wonderfuller or wonderfuler or more wonderful, superlative wonderfulest or most wonderful)
Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.
Surprisingly excellent; very good or admirable, extremely impressive.
Synonyms
• (excellent, extremely impressive): great, amazing, astonishing, incredible, marvelous, fantastic, frabjous, mint
• See also wonderful
• See also excellent
Antonyms
• (excellent, extremely impressive): terrible, horrible
Adverb
wonderful (not comparable)
(dialect) Exceedingly, to a great extent.
Anagrams
• underflow, wondreful
Source: Wiktionary
Won"der*ful, a.
Definition: Adapted to excite wonder or admiration; surprising; strange; astonishing.
Syn.
– Marvelous; amazing. See Marvelous.
– Won"der*ful*ly, adv.
– Won"der*ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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