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   miraculous

   /mɪˈrakjʊləs/

   adjective

   • 1. of the nature of a miracle or having the power to work miracles: "a miraculous cure" Similar supernaturalpreternaturalsuperhumaninexplicableunaccountablefantasticmagicalphenomenalprodigiousrare:thaumaturgic
   • ▪ remarkable and bringing very welcome consequences: "I felt amazed and grateful for our miraculous escape" Similar amazingastoundingremarkableextraordinaryincredibleunbelievablesensationalunparalleledunprecedentedunheard ofprovidentialmarvellouswonderfulinformal:fantasticfabulousmind-bogglingmind-blowing

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French miraculeux or medieval Latin miraculosus, from Latin miraculum (see miracle).

   Derivatives

   • 1. miraculousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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