magically C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmædʒɪkli/ UK /ˈmædʒɪkli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a magical manner; as if by magic The stains magically disappeared after one wash. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a magical manner; as if... miraculouslywondrouslymysteriouslyenchantinglysupernaturally ↔ Opposites naturallymundanely Word family Related forms magicmagicalmagicianmage Etymology AI details From magical + -ly. Magic is from Old French magique, from Latin magicus, from Greek magikos, from magos ('magician'), ultimately from Old Persian magu-. magicus Latin magikos Ancient Greek magu- Old Persian View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # magically **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈmædʒɪkli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmædʒɪkli/ ## Meanings 1. in a magical manner; as if by magic ## Examples - The stains magically disappeared after one wash. ## Synonyms - miraculously - wondrously - mysteriously - enchantingly - supernaturally ## Antonyms - naturally - mundanely ## Related Forms - magic - magical - magician - mage ## Roots and Affixes - Root: magicus - Root: magikos - Root: magu- ## Etymology From magical + -ly. Magic is from Old French magique, from Latin magicus, from Greek magikos, from magos ('magician'), ultimately from Old Persian magu-. ## AI Etymology Magically comes from magical + -ly. Magic is from Old French magique, from Latin magicus, from Greek magikos, from magos ('magician'), ultimately from Old Persian magu-. The etymological trail includes Latin magicus, Ancient Greek magikos, Old Persian magu-. The same word family includes magic, magical, magician, mage. Its current adverb use means "in a magical manner; as if by magic". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown