wonder-bearing

adjective

Bearing or carrying a sense of awe, surprise, or wonder; wonderful; miraculous.

Meanings

adjectivewonder-bearing (comparative more wonder-bearing, superlative most wonder-bearing)

comparative more wonder-bearing · superlative most wonder-bearing · alternative wonderbearing

  1. Bearing or carrying a sense of awe, surprise, or wonder; wonderful; miraculous.

Origin

From wonder + bearing. Compare Saterland Frisian wunderboar (“wonderful”), Dutch wonderbaar (“miraculous”), wonderbaarlijk (“fantastic, amazing”), German wunderbar.

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Chicago

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