magically

«magically» in Mova's school dictionary: by magic — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (magically)

meaning for a pupil

1) Magically means by magic. tree →

2) Magically also means in a wonderful, surprising way, as if by magic. tree →

sense in the lessons

In fairy tales, things change magically; in everyday talk, people say something «magically» appeared when they don't know how. Also used jokingly.

examples

• The pumpkin magically turned into a coach. tree →
• The snow made the garden look magically white. tree →
• My homework didn't magically do itself! tree →
• The door opened magically by itself. tree →
• The lights twinkled magically. tree →
• My lost sock magically appeared under the bed. tree →

note

Adverb from «magic»/«magical»; spelled with «-ally». Real magic tricks are skill and illusion, not real magic.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «magically» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.