miraculous

adjective

mi·​rac·​u·​lous mə-ˈra-kyə-ləs How to pronounce miraculous (audio)
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1
: of the nature of a miracle : supernatural
a miraculous event
2
: suggesting a miracle : marvelous
proof of a miraculous memory— Time
He made a miraculous recovery after the accident.
3
: working or able to work miracles
miraculous power
miraculously adverb
miraculousness noun

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Examples of miraculous in a Sentence

He made a miraculous recovery after the accident. Her memory is nothing short of miraculous.
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Like a goalkeeper, who can be 40 minutes without touching the ball and suddenly has to make an almost miraculous intervention. — Sam Lee, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025 And not just the miraculous match-up of Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren as Jacob and Cara Dutton, struggling to hold onto their Montana ranch until their troubled He-Man of a nephew Spencer (Brandon Sklenar) can come home to help, though that figures heavily. — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025 Then came a miraculous call from the West Los Angeles Animal Shelter. — Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025 Jackson appeared alongside Estevez in all three entries in the original film franchise, which charted the trials, errors, and miraculous victories of a fictional youth hockey team based in Minnesota. — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for miraculous

Word History

Etymology

Middle English myraclous, borrowed from Middle French miraculeus, borrowed from Medieval Latin mīrāculōsus, from Late Latin mīrāculum miracle + Latin -ōsus -ose entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of miraculous was in the 15th century

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miraculous

adjective
mi·​rac·​u·​lous mə-ˈrak-yə-ləs How to pronounce miraculous (audio)
1
: of the nature of a miracle : supernatural
2
: suggesting a miracle : marvelous
3
: working or able to work miracles
miraculously adverb

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