wizardly
- adjective
- /ˈwɪzərdli/
- The magician's performance was so captivating that it felt truly wizardly.
Examples
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His wizardly abilities amazed everyone at the magic show, leaving the audience in awe.
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We will break up the healthcare system and rearrange it in our wizardly wisdom.
Blog text (31) -
Now, in the canyon plow, he is keen for another wizardly drive by Wally.
Fiction book (1993) -
Guy is very open about "living at the apex of Empire" and pursuing a Green Wizardly approach to dropping out.
Blog text (24) -
Once you reveal the slightest hint of wizardly power, everyone in the vicinity wants a spell, a charm, or a disenchantment, and there goes your peace and quiet.
Fiction book (2002) -
Schinhofen was able to use his wizardly powers of persuasion to get fellow Pahrump commissioners Butch Borasky and Gary Hollis to vote his way.
Blog text (32) -
She moved with a wizardly grace, effortlessly conjuring enchantments in the air.
Synonyms
Having powers that people say come from witches or wizards
Having power to make impossible things happen, as in stories
Having magic power to change people or things
Having magic powers like those in stories
Related to magic, like a spell
Having strange magic that seems to affect people or places
Antonyms
How Magical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wizardly comes from the word wizard, which in turn comes from the old word wise, meaning 'knowledge' or 'good judgment', and the ending -ly turns it into an adjective. So wizardly means having the clever, almost 'magical' skill or power of a wizard.