miraculous
pronunciation
How to pronounce miraculous in British English:
UK [mɪˈrækjələs]
How to pronounce miraculous in American English:
US [mɪˈrækjələs]
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- Adjective:
- being or having the character of a miracle
- peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention
Word Origin
- miraculous (adj.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French miraculeux, from Medieval Latin miraculosus, from Latin miraculum "miracle, marvel, wonder" (see miracle). Related: Miraculously (early 15c.); miraculousness.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Some animals perform this miraculous feat effortlessly .
- 2. It is a big change from the miraculous corporate history of post-war japan .
- 3. Yes , china has experienced miraculous growth in the past three decades , but traditions are hard to shake .
- 4. But when the window for new nominations closed on february 29th , hopes of a miraculous last-minute replacement had come to nothing .
- 5. Barring a miraculous bounce in the current quarter , the economy will fulfil the technical definition of a recession - two quarters of contraction .