mirific
Americanadjective
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working miracles or wonders.
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causing a feeling of wonder or astonishment.
Example Sentences
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Wouldst not that I were ever habited thus, mirific Mammy?
From Hildegarde's Harvest by Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe
I don't know how his consciousness could have arrived at appreciation of Antoinette's cooking, for he talked all through dinner, giving me an account of his mirific adventures in foreign cities.
From The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel by Locke, William John
I can secure them, friends, in any number; For Guinea Pigs are numerous and prolific And as decoys their influence is mirific.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 15, 1893 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir
Even had he had the use of a bench, instead of a mere chair, he would never have allowed titled ladies in mirific black hats to share it with him.
From The Pretty Lady by Bennett, Arnold
It was evident that the family, after the arrival of the mirific Jim Deming, had grown somewhat accustomed to Americans and had at length struck a sentimental attitude.
From Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life by Henry, Stuart Oliver
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