miraculous
adjective/mɪˈrækjələs/
/mɪˈrækjələs/
- like a miracle; completely unexpected and very lucky synonym extraordinary, phenomenal
- miraculous powers of healing
- She's made a miraculous recovery.
- A teenage boy had a miraculous escape from death last night when he fell into an ice cold-river.
Extra Examples- Something truly miraculous happened.
- a near miraculous escape
- a transformation that was little short of miraculous
- an almost miraculous escape
- The child had a miraculous escape when the firework exploded in her hand.
- The results have been quite miraculous.
- The x-ray treatment produced the most miraculous result.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- quite
- truly
- almost
- …
- little short of miraculous
- nothing short of miraculous
Word Originlate Middle English: from French miraculeux or medieval Latin miraculosus, from Latin miraculum ‘object of wonder’, from mirari ‘to wonder’, from mirus ‘wonderful’.Definitions on the go
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