miraculous
adjectiveattested in dialogue
- Canada//məˈɹæk.jə.ləs//
- Australia//mɪˈɹæk.jʊ.ləs//
- Australia//mɪˈɹæk.jə.ləs//
By supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events.
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.
Etymology
From Middle French miraculeux. Displaced native Old English wundorlīċ.
Forms
- comparative
- more miraculous
- superlative
- most miraculous
miraculous · By supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events.
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