miraculous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /mɪˈɹæk.jə.ləs/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /mɪˈɹæk.jʊ.ləs/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /məˈɹæk.jə.ləs/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From Middle French miraculeux. Displaced native Old English wundorlīċ.
Meanings
- By supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events.
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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.
2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most miraculous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more miraculous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
miraculosity · miraculously · miraculousness · miraculous fruit · unmiraculous · mirabolic · miraculous berry · nonmiraculous · quasimiraculous · pseudomiraculous
Relateds
Translations (49)
gl milagreiro (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · fo undursamur (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · de mirakulös (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · sv mirakulös (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · cmn 神奇的 (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · fi käsittämätön (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · ro miraculos (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · cs zázračný (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · de wundertätig (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · ru чудоде́йственный (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · nl miraculeus (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · de Wunder- (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · el θαυματουργικός (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · fi ihmeellinen (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · fi ihmeenomainen (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · it miracoloso (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · nn mirakuløs (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · mk чу́десен (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · ml അത്ഭുതകരമായ (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · pt milagroso (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · ga míorúilteach (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · ar مُعْجِز (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · sv underbar (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · sv undergörande (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · nb mirakuløs (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · es milagroso (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · oc miraclós (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · fa معجزهآسا (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · fo undurfullur (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · nl verwonderlijk (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · ang wundorlīċ (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · gl milagroso (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · ast milagrosu (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · fr miraculeux (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · et imeline (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · bn অলৌকিক (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · ar خَارِق (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · ca miraculós (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · mk чудо́творен (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · gd mìorbhaileach (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · nl wonderbaarlijk (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · ru чудотво́рный (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · br burzhudus (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · bg чудотворен (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · lt stebuklingas (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · cmn 奇妙的 (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · cy gwyrth (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · grc θαυμαστός (by supernatural or uncommon causes) · oc miraculós (by supernatural or uncommon causes)