miraculous
part of speech
adjective
meaning for a pupil
1) Like a miracle; amazing and hard to explain: a miraculous escape. tree →
2) (religion) Done by a miracle, through the power of God. tree →
3) Very good or surprising in its effect: a miraculous cure. tree →
sense in the lessons
In news and stories «miraculous» shows something lucky or wonderful happened against the odds: «a miraculous recovery», «it was miraculous that nobody was hurt». Phrases: miraculous escape, miraculous recovery.
examples
- It was miraculous that the cat survived the fall. tree →
- The team made a miraculous comeback. tree →
- The boat had a miraculous escape from the storm. tree →
- Her recovery was miraculous. tree →
- The cream did not have miraculous powers after all. tree →
- The garden made a miraculous change after the rain. tree →
- In the story, a miraculous light filled the cave. tree →
- A miraculous cure is effected by a supernatural being. tree →
note
Adjective from «miracle». Spelling: mirac-U-lous. Adverb: miraculously. Trap: adverts that promise «miraculous» results are often not true.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «miraculous» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.