miraculously
62
5.9
- adverb
- /mɪˈrækjələsli/
:
milagrosamente
- The young prince fell into a coma for three days but miraculously survived the ordeal.
- miraculously survive
- miraculously appear
- miraculously escape
And then, miraculously, I didn't have to do it.
- And then, miraculously, I didn't have to do it.
- And like it's open yet, however miraculously everything's intact.
- There was a regime that wanted to destroy you and you miraculously escaped before it did.
- I rise into a Daybreak miraculously clear.
- Or as Roland Bart says, the object appears as if it was miraculously hatched.
- At Lex Friedman spelled somehow, miraculously, without the letter E, Just FRIDMAN.
- And so, you know, I had a spiritual awakening and my desire for drugs and alcohol was lifted miraculously.
Examples
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The bottom of the raft has been shredded, but miraculously neither my dad nor Jerry is seriously injured.
Academic text (2008) -
But in a small bit of good news, rescue workers are still miraculously finding people alive in the rubble.
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And then suddenly, miraculously, there was a hand writing on the wall.
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And then miraculously, we turn on the Evening News and this is what we hear.
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But, miraculously, my children were fine.
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I dropped Maria off in front of her building and, miraculously, immediately found a parking spot.
Fiction book (1993) -
Miraculously, no one is hurt.
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Ginny Field miraculously survived repeated attacks by the ax-wielding killer and was taken to a local hospital today.
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And then suddenly, miraculously, there was a hand writing on the wall.
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But, miraculously, my children were fine.
Synonyms
272
2.5
In a way that people do not expect
184
3.5
To a very unusual or surprising degree
172
2.8
In a way that is very surprising and hard to believe
137
3.9
To a much higher level than usual
122
2.3
In a way that causes surprise or wonder
107
3.7
In a way that is very surprising or seems impossible
98
4.3
In a way that seems impossible and happens suddenly
28
4.3
To do something in a very impressive or dramatic way
23
4.4
In a very beautiful or impressive way
21
4.0
In a way that makes people very surprised
17
5.2
To a very great degree
12
3.9
In a way that impresses people very much
8
5.6
In a way that makes people feel very surprised
8
4.2
In a very beautiful or amazing way
6
4.3
Making people feel very surprised
4
7.9
In a way that nature cannot explain
3
9.9
In a way that is much more than normal
2
6.7
In a way that makes people feel great surprise and admiration
1
8.8
In a way that seems like lucky help from above
Antonyms
How Unexpected
Surface Forms
Morphology
miraculously = miraculous (transparent) = miracle + ous + ly
The adverb is a regular formation from the adjective 'miraculous', meaning 'in a miraculous way'.
Etymology
Miraculously comes from the same root as miracle, which originally meant 'wonder'. So when something happens miraculously, it happens in a very surprising, almost 'wonderful' and lucky way, like a small miracle.