adj.
- Of the nature of a miracle; preternatural.
- So astounding as to suggest a miracle; phenomenal: a miraculous recovery; a miraculous escape.
- Able to work miracles.
[Middle English miraclous, from Old French miraculeux, from Medieval Latin mīrāculōsus, from Latin mīrāculum, miracle. See miracle.]
miraculously mi·rac'u·lous·ly adv.miraculousness mi·rac'u·lous·ness n.
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