Magical
['mædʒɪk(ə)l] or ['mædʒɪkl]
Definition
(a.) Pertaining to the hidden wisdom supposed to be possessed by the Magi; relating to the occult powers of nature, and the producing of effects by their agency.
(a.) Performed by, or proceeding from, occult and superhuman agencies; done by, or seemingly done by, enchantment or sorcery. Hence: Seemingly requiring more than human power; imposing or startling in performance; producing effects which seem supernatural or very extraordinary; having extraordinary properties; as, a magic lantern; a magic square or circle.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Necromantic.
Editor: Quentin
Examples
- And he too waited in the magical steadfastness of suspense, for her to take this knowledge of him as he had taken it of her. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Magical and terrible things like the telegraph and the railway arrived. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The palish, gnarled trunks showed ghostly, and like old priests in the hovering distance, the fern rose magical and mysterious. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The summons was almost magical. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Now mind you go to bed, dear, he said, kissing her tenderly; no more magical ceremonies to-night. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The children enjoyed the excitement at firSt. There was an intensity in the air, almost magical. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Each was single and to itself, magical. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Hast thou brought us more of thy magical books? Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- And from this source he had a pure and magic control, magical, mystical, a force in darkness, like electricity. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- When she left the room, an odour of rose, or some other magical fragrance, lingered about the nursery. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The Indians looked on this weapon that could be fired six times after one loading, as something magical. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- You are pitied--the victim of magical delusion. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- He had stripped the magical prestige from the absolutist monarchy in France. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The use of electricity is so common today that the average person does not stop to think of it as a magical power wielding a tremendous influence for betterment in every-day affairs. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- His intimacy with the details of natural history made him suspected by the ignorant of the pract ice of magical arts. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- No; some magical nonsense, I suppose. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Nevertheless, they built their faith upon the stories that were told of his resurrection and magical ascension, and the promised return. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- What magical machines these little things be, Mr. Wildeve! Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It was marvellous to see how soon the magical energy of youth raised her elastic and revived her blooming. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The girl was no enchantress, and knew no magic spell; yet what she said took almost magical effect on her young mistress. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He had the power of lightning in his nerves, she seemed like a soft recipient of his magical, hideous white fire. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
Editor: Quentin