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magical Definition

magi·cal (maji kəl)

adjective

magic (esp. )

magical Related Forms
magi·cally adverb
magical Synonyms

magical

modif.

occult, enchanting, mystic; see magic 1, mysterious 2.

magical Usage Examples

Preposition: for

  • child: Snow is magical for children and Philly is no exception.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • find: I will let you into a secret, I find loops magical.
  • create: Hey and Múm have created something magical with music, bringing Louis ' world even more alive.
  • do: Every little while I want to do something magical, and find I can't because the Belt is gone.

Modifies a noun

  • realism: She was female and used magical realism for female purposes.
  • adventure: Get ready to embark on a magical 3D adventure into a strange new world.
  • kingdom: Disneyland Park Dream with your eyes open in this magical kingdom where make believe is real!
  • spell: At times you almost appear to be irresistibly under a magical spell.
  • rite: Glastonbury's traditions represent an ancient magical rite invoking paradise on earth.
  • tale: Once upon a time a writer decided to set down the most memorable and magical tales she could find.

Modifying Another Word

  • truly: Half an hour spent in enjoying such a pastime will have a truly magical effect on all the subtle vehicles within us.
  • utterly: Yet used seriously and imaginatively as with " The Prisoner " , TV can still seem utterly magical.
  • almost: By the 14th century, the plant had become endowed with almost magical powers.
  • seemingly: How many speeches have you listened to and books have you read that have included those seemingly magical words?
  • wonderfully: Nimmo successfully weaves a wonderfully magical mystery that only Charlie Bone can solve... .
  • absolutely: The atmosphere in this little churchyard on a sunny day is absolutely magical!

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: Some seem almost magical in their simplicity or complexity.
  • look: SCREEN - Excellent quality - pictures look magical on it and with Windows Media Player, the video is sensational.
  • appear: If you spend the time with this topic, and get the proper traditional medical training, it won't appear so magical.
  • count: My ratling gun was very lucky, wiping out a whole unit of dryads with one burst of ' counts as magical ' fire.
magical Quotes

Good music isthat whichpenetratesthe ear with facility and quits the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory.

—Beecham, SirThomas

The best poem is that whose worked-upon unmagical passages come closest, in texture and intensity, to those moments of magical accident.

—Thomas, Dylan Marlais

The most magical moment in the theater is a silence so complete that you can't even hear people breathe. It means that you've got them.

—Cronyn, Hume

Le toucher est le plus de¤  mystificateur de tous les sens, a'   la diffe¤  rence de la vue, qui est le plus magique. Touch is the most demystifying of all senses, different from sight which is the most magical.

—Barthes, Roland

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