Miraculous
/mɪˈɹæk.jʊ.ləs/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 By supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events.
- 2 Very surprising; amazing.
"If Moldova harboured even the slightest hopes of pulling off a comeback that would have bordered on miraculous given their lack of quality, they were snuffed out 13 minutes before the break when Oxlade-Chamberlain picked his way through midfield before releasing Defoe for a finish that should have been dealt with more convincingly by Namasco at his near post."
Adjective
- 1 peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention wordnet
- 2 being or having the character of a miracle wordnet
Example
More examples"This, the first of the miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana in Galilee."
Etymology
From Middle French miraculeux. Displaced native Old English wundorlīċ.