miraculous

miraculous
adj
Scottish
drunk.
The humorous and ironic usage may derive from the word's resemblance to ridiculous, which is used in the same sense or, as Eric Partridge suggests, may be a mocking adaptation of a 19th-cen-tury euphemism such as '(in) miraculous high spirits'.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • Miraculous — Mi*rac u*lous, a. [F. miraculeux. See {Miracle}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of the nature of a miracle; performed by supernatural power; effected by the direct agency of almighty power, and not by natural causes. [1913 Webster] 2. Supernatural; wonderful …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • miraculous — index incomprehensible, ineffable, portentous (eliciting amazement), prodigious (amazing), remarkable, special, unprecedented …   Law dictionary

  • miraculous — (adj.) mid 15c., from M.Fr. miraculeux, from M.L. miraculosus, from L. miraculum miracle, marvel, wonder (see MIRACLE (Cf. miracle)). Related: Miraculously (early 15c.); miraculousness …   Etymology dictionary

  • miraculous — *supernatural, supranatural, preternatural, superhuman …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • miraculous — [adj] surprisingly wonderful amazing, anomalous, astonishing, astounding, awesome, extraordinary, fabulous, freakish, heavy, incredible, inexplicable, magical, marvelous, monstrous, numinous, phenomenal, preternatural, prodigious, spectacular,… …   New thesaurus

  • miraculous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having the character of a miracle. 2) very surprising and welcome. DERIVATIVES miraculously adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • miraculous — [mi rak′yo͞o ləs, mi rak′yələs] adj. [MFr miraculeux < ML miraculosus < L miraculum] 1. having the nature of a miracle; supernatural 2. like a miracle; wonderful; marvelous 3. able to work miracles miraculously adv. miraculousness n …   English World dictionary

  • miraculous — [[t]mɪræ̱kjʊləs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe a good event as miraculous, you mean that it is very surprising and unexpected. The horse made a miraculous recovery to finish a close third. ...a miraculous escape... The change in Felicity was… …   English dictionary

  • miraculous — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ quite, truly ▪ Something truly miraculous happened. ▪ almost …   Collocations dictionary

  • miraculous — miraculously, adv. miraculousness, n. /mi rak yeuh leuhs/, adj. 1. performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure. 2. of the nature of a miracle; marvelous. 3. having or seeming to have the power to work miracles:… …   Universalium

  • miraculous — mi•rac•u•lous [[t]mɪˈræk yə ləs[/t]] adj. 1) performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency: a miraculous cure[/ex] 2) of the nature of a miracle; marvelous 3) having or seeming to have the power to work miracles: miraculous herbs[/ex]… …   From formal English to slang

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