magical
adjective
produced by or as if by magic.
unmagical
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a word derived from
magical.
Example Sentences
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It’s ironic that the specifically magical features of “Poker Face’s” premise produce a distinctly unmagical, ploddingly bureaucratic frame: Charlie knows the truth, so now she needs to find evidence to prove it.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2023
The scenic design by Christine Jones and Mary Hamrick — consisting of a carpeted stage, two cubes and an unmagical arc of lights — has a deadening effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
Interpolating a Russian fairy tale, Ivey keeps us guessing with a narrative that attempts to sustain the possibilities of both magical realism and real, unmagical realism.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2012
The hotel has a pretty nice bar, a good place to go when confronted with the truth that real life is generally an unmagical thing.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2010
There is something a little unmagical, a little mechanical, about the fancy which personifies the harbor of New York and makes it recur and reverberate throughout that first novel.
From Contemporary American Novelists (1900-1920) by Doren, Carl Van
