Other Word Forms
- hypermagical adjective
- hypermagically adverb
- magically adverb
- quasi-magical adjective
- quasi-magically adverb
- semimagical adjective
- semimagically adverb
- unmagical adjective
- unmagically adverb
Etymology
Origin of magical
Example Sentences
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But there will be no stopping progress, only a utopian, Fairey-like hope that those who come will be inspired to keep and nurture the magical qualities of the place.
From Los Angeles Times
“To be fair, they don’t know how magical your cornbread tastes.”
From Literature
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Adults can forget how magical Christmas is for children—until you see nieces and nephews experience that magic anew.
And to her artist’s eye, that magical light was pure and brilliant in … “a certain kind of cool light.”
From Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles, that magical realm of shimmering natural beauty, was befouled by smog — maybe forever.
From Los Angeles Times
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