adv
Meaning 1
In a magical manner; by magic, or as if by magic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
magically
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kli/
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CMU ARPABET: M AE1 JH IH0 K AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: M AE1 JH IH0 K L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
in a magical manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- it disappeared magically
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: as if by magic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From magic + -ally or magical + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: màgicament — in a magical manner
- Esperanto: magie — in a magical manner
- Finnish: maagisesti — in a magical manner
- French: magiquement — in a magical manner
- French: par magie — in a magical manner
- German: märchenhaft — in a magical manner
- German: magisch — in a magical manner
- German: magischerweise — in a magical manner
- Greek: μαγικά (magiká) — in a magical manner
- Italian: magicamente — in a magical manner
- Polish: magicznie — in a magical manner
- Portuguese: magicamente — in a magical manner
- Spanish: mágicamente — in a magical manner
Real reading context