magical

[maj-i-kuhl]

adjective

1. produced by or as if by magic.

   The change in the appearance of the room was magical.

2. mysteriously enchanting.

   a magical night.

3. of or relating to magic.

Other Word Forms

• magically adverb
• hypermagical adjective
• hypermagically adverb
• quasi-magical adjective
• quasi-magically adverb
• semimagical adjective
• semimagically adverb
• unmagical adjective
• unmagically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of magical¹

First recorded in 1545–55; magic + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Deutch captures not only Seberg’s own vibrant ambivalence but her cadence with its inexplicably magical mix of musical, hesitant and precise — the voice of a child’s talking doll.

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Each new dish made adds to the far-reaching, collective storytelling of this project that ties to the past – and no magical book or time slip was needed.

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Despite his books containing magical objects, talking animals and mythical griffins, he insists he is "writing about the real world through a little filter".

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She also thanked the company's bosses "for the opportunity to bring my vision to this magical house".

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“When we first met, I thought she was so charming, so beautiful, so magical, that I questioned my sanity. I thought: Was it possible to fall in love so quickly?” he wrote.

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• spooky 
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