Miraculous Definition & Meaning

American

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Synonyms miraculously American [mi-rak-yuh-luhs-lee] / mɪˈræk yə ləs li /

adverb

1. by or by means of a supernatural power or agency.

   In the desert, the Israelites ran out of water and complained to Moses, who miraculously drew water from a rock.

2. in a way that seems like a miracle; amazingly and seemingly inexplicably.

   He had been jailed, but was miraculously released with all charges dropped.

Other Word Forms

• hypermiraculously adverb
• nonmiraculously adverb
• pseudomiraculously adverb
• quasi-miraculously adverb
• unmiraculously adverb

Etymology

Origin of miraculously

miraculous ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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A big red bow — ”like you get when you buy a car,” May said — hangs on a deodar tree that survived, and a miraculously healthy orange tree is loaded with ornaments.

From Los Angeles Times

It was the final stretch of a punishing four-day pilgrimage to Mexico’s most venerated shrine, where Catholics believe the Virgin Mary miraculously appeared nearly 500 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times

“Thank goodness for my hatpin,” she thought as she tucked the loose strands back under her hat, which had miraculously stayed on during her wild velocipede ride.

From Literature

The enslaved people who had miraculously made it to shore had not, however, found freedom.

From Literature

Then my friend Shannon sent me a Craigslist listing that looked —miraculously — normal.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• admirably
• amazingly
• beautifully
• extraordinarily
• magnificently
• marvelously
• remarkably
• spectacularly
• strikingly
• stunningly

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