1.
miraculous; against all odds
Describes an outcome so unlikely or fortunate that it seems like a miracle. Often used of narrow escapes and recoveries.
奇跡的に助かった。
I was saved miraculously.
彼は奇跡的な回復を見せた。
He showed a miraculous recovery.
大きな事故だったが、奇跡的に全員が無事だった。
It was a serious accident, but miraculously everyone was unharmed.
A na-adjective formed from 奇跡 (miracle) + the suffix 的 (-like, -ish). The adverbial form 奇跡的に (miraculously) is especially common.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 奇跡的に助かる: to survive against all odds
- 奇跡的な回復: miraculous recovery
- 奇跡的な勝利: miraculous victory
CONJUGATION:
- Negative: 奇跡的ではない
- Te-form: 奇跡的で
- Past: 奇跡的だった
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 奇跡: a miracle — the noun itself; 奇跡的 is the adjectival "miracle-like"
- 驚異的: astounding — emphasizes amazing scale or degree, not improbable luck