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miraculous
/ ɪˈæʊə /
adjective
of, like, or caused by a miracle; marvellous
surprising
having the power to work miracles
Other Word Forms
- miraculously adverb
- miraculousness noun
- hypermiraculous adjective
- hypermiraculousness noun
- nonmiraculous adjective
- nonmiraculousness noun
- pseudomiraculous adjective
- quasi-miraculous adjective
- unmiraculous adjective
- ˈܱdzܲԱ noun
- ˈܱdzܲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of miraculous1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Each is designed around Christian faith like it’s the rug that ties the room together; each falls somewhere on the spectrum of “great” to “watchable trash,” too, which appropriately feels downright miraculous.
But in “Hamlet” he seems content to toy around with Shakespeare’s tale without probing its miraculous depths.
"It was miraculous that I got across because I was training with men who were born in a pair of Speedos," he jokes.
Jack Milne, heroic at the heart of an Aberdeen defence that performed a miraculous metamorphosis from mistake-ridden chumps to hugely resilient champs.
She says disposable vapes have had a "miraculous impact on smoking levels".
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When To Use
Miraculous is used to describe something done by or involving a supernatural power, as in Rising from the dead is a miraculous feat!This sense of miraculous is frequently limited to religious use. In many faiths, something being miraculous implies an action of a deity. However, some people believe that something can be miraculous due to the forces of nature.Miraculous is also used figuratively to describe something whose working isn’t well understood or whose results are exceptionally wonderful. It appears to work by miracle, that is, an action by a deity. You might hear medicines or cures described as miraculous because they seem to work by miracle or the results are so wonderful, like the results of a miracle would be.Example: The acquisition went through miraculously and everyone got what they wanted.
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