magical
adjective
produced by or as if by magic.
quasi-magical
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a word derived from
magical.
Example Sentences
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Elise, a quasi-magical wise woman, will deliver the sermonette that will haunt and drive Mel through the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
The promise of auto-driving, robot-assisted, quasi-magical wondercars has given way to a more nuanced reality: Cars that also stop, don’t respond or crash, often with little warning or explanation.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2018
The quasi-magical realist film “In Search of Fellini” has its heart in the right place but wears its studied quirks on its sleeve, leading with influences and references rather than a strong story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2017
That may mean mummifying an old car Egyptian style using plastic bags instead of fabric, which Jay Critchley has done as a quasi-magical ritual in the Freight + Volume gallery.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2011
We may still class this curious ceremony with some of the primitive magical or quasi-magical rites of the ancient settlement.
From The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus by Fowler, W. Warde
