magical

[ maj-i-kuhl ]

/ ˈmædʒ ɪ kəl /

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adjective

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.

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Origin of magical

First recorded in 1545–55; magic + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM magical

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

Words nearby magical

Magherafelt, Maghreb, Maghrebi, Magi, magic, magical, magical thinking, magic bullet, magic carpet, Magic Circle, magic eye

How to use magical in a sentence

Director Isao Takahata, in his final film before his death in 2018, transforms this classic story into a stunning, magical journey.
7 daring movie adaptations of literary classics|Allegra Frank|August 28, 2020|Vox
Dark energy is sometimes seen as this mysterious, magical source of energy that accelerates the expansion of the universe.
The Physicist Who Slayed Gravity’s Ghosts|Thomas Lewton|August 18, 2020|Quanta Magazine
In the early 1800s, William Rowan Hamilton discovered a new kind of geometric space with nearly magical properties.
How Physics Found a Geometric Structure for Math to Play With|Kevin Hartnett|July 29, 2020|Quanta Magazine
The road turned out to be magical and instantaneously stretched by 10 miles!
Are You A Pinball Wizard?|Zach Wissner-Gross|July 24, 2020|FiveThirtyEight

The road turns out to be magical and instantaneously stretches by 10 miles!
Can The Hare Beat The Tortoise?|Zach Wissner-Gross|July 17, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Her magical ability to shrink people just by staring at them is also put to great use here.
Marvel’s ‘Agent Carter’ Stomps on the Patriarchy|Melissa Leon|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And where was this magical land of Khorasan, whence the conquerors would come?
ISIS Targets Afghanistan Just as the U.S. Quits|Sami Yousafzai, Christopher Dickey|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Their captors wore palm leaves, leopard skins, and magical relics to make themselves immune to bullets.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is not some benign magical sleep as shown on TV, where people wake up a year later and are instantly back to normal.
Understanding Tracy Morgan’s Traumatic Brain Injury|Jean Kim|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“It was a magical feeling, leaving daylight to sneak into a theater,” he says wistfully.
Can Condon's Freak Show Win Broadway?|Tim Teeman|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From the moment that he touches the magical little hand, cousin George is eclipsed.
Physiology of The Opera|John H. Swaby (AKA "Scrici")
It was by pronouncing letters according to the magical method, that the moon was made to descend to the earth.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
The two millions which he had undertaken to find had been raised with a rapidity which seemed magical.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
It must be remembered that great and magical virtues were attributed to precious stones and gems.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Many travellers affirm that the Taj-Mehal produces a magical effect when lighted by the moon.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer