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magically

magically

98 4.3
In a way that seems impossible and happens suddenly
  • adverb
  • /ˈmædʒɪkli/
translation icon : mágicamente
  • I will see you guys in a couple of hours which will magically be right now.
  • magically transform
  • magically appear
  • magically transport

And somehow it magically turns out well.

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Examples

  • The magician made the rabbit disappear magically from the hat, astonishing the entire audience.

  • Yes, and then the money for the play will appear magically before me.

  • And if you work this out, it magically gives you four.

  • It's not like the tools are like magically gone, right?

  • Like it just magically works with the eyes.

  • And how does this magically break the Internet?

  • That these two things, words and world, could almost magically be one in the same thing.

  • I just show up and then magically food appears on my plate.

  • And somehow it magically turns out well.

  • In other words, the fiction writer, to be successful, must magically turn illusion into reality.

    Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

miraculously
vsmagically
62 5.9

In a very surprising way that seems impossible

is about seeming to happen by magic, not focused on surprise
supernaturally
vsmagically
4 7.9

In a way that nature cannot explain

is about seeming to happen by magic rather than actual impossibility
paranormally
vsmagically
1 8.9

In a way that involves events beyond normal science

is about seeming to happen by magic rather than being a studied phenomenon

Antonyms

78 3.0

In most situations

How Magical

miraculously
62 5.9
magically
98 4.3
enchantingly
1 5.8
charmingly
11 3.0
pleasantly
50 1.0

Surface Forms

magically positive

Morphology

magically = magical (transparent) = magic + al + ly

The word 'magically' is transparently derived from 'magical' by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly'.

Etymology

Magically comes from magic, a word that first named a Persian wise man or magician who people thought used a hidden, special power. So to do something magically is to do it 'as if by magic', in a way that seems to happen by a wonderful, hidden power.