miraculous
By supernatural or uncommon causes, e.gBy supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events.
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» Tom's survival was considered miraculous.
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2 sensesBy supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events.
wundertätig, mirakulös, Wunder-
чудотво́рныйčudotvórnyj, чудоде́йственныйčudodéjstvennyj
Very surprising; amazing.
- peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention
- being or having the character of a miracle
Examples
21 sentencesTom's survival was considered miraculous.
Tom made a miraculous recovery.
deTom ist wie durch ein Wunder genesen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Lots of miraculous things happened there.
deEs hat sich dort allerlei Wundersames zugetragen. — Waldelfe
I do not believe in miraculous transformations.
ruЯ не верю в чудесные превращения. — marafon
She made a miraculous recovery from cancer.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French miraculeux. Displaced native Old English wundorlīċ.From Middle French miraculeux. Displaced native Old English wundorlīċ.
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Forms
more miraculous, most miraculous| Comparative | more miraculous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most miraculous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention:heaven-sentprovidential
- being or having the character of a miracle:marvelousmarvellous
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.