miraculous

/məˈræk·jə·ləs/ adj

Definition

› unusual and mysterious because of being caused by God, or very surprising and unexpected: He made a miraculous recovery from heart disease. miraculously

/məˈræk·jə·ləs·li/ adv › Miraculously, all 25 crewmen aboard the eight planes survived their icy landings.

(Definition of miraculous adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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