magical

[maj-i-kuh l]

produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.

mysteriously enchanting: a magical night.

of or relating to magic.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1545–55; magic + -al¹

Related forms

mag·i·cal·ly, adverbhy·per·mag·i·cal, adjectivehy·per·mag·i·cal·ly, adverbqua·si-mag·i·cal, adjective

qua·si-mag·i·cal·ly, adverbsem·i·mag·i·cal, adjectivesem·i·mag·i·cal·ly, adverbun·mag·i·cal, adjectiveun·mag·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Her magical ability to shrink people just by staring at them is also put to great use here.
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He tells us that “[m]id-December in New York City is magical.”
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Along with each table there was a small lance engraved with magical characters.
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Moreover, Mr. Arthur Russell's premonitions were no product of mere coincidence; neither had any magical sympathy produced them.
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Quinque-viri associated with Praefectus Urbis to try two Senators accused of magical arts, iv.
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It is therefore of importance that we use in our incantation the martial part of my magical apparatus.
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This became extraordinarily complicated but retained its primitive and magical character.
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