(きせきてき)

きせきてき
adjective-na
miraculous; against all odds
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(きせきてき)(たす)かった。
I was saved miraculously.
(かれ)奇跡的(きせきてき)回復(かいふく)()せた。
He showed a miraculous recovery.
(おお)きな事故(じこ)だったが、奇跡的(きせきてき)全員(ぜんいん)無事(ぶじ)だった。
It was a serious accident, but miraculously everyone was unharmed.

A na-adjective formed from 奇跡(きせき) (miracle) + the suffix (てき) (-like, -ish). The adverbial form 奇跡的(きせきてき)に (miraculously) is especially common.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 奇跡的(きせきてき)(たす)かる: to survive against all odds
  • 奇跡的(きせきてき)回復(かいふく): miraculous recovery
  • 奇跡的(きせきてき)勝利(しょうり): miraculous victory

CONJUGATION:

  • Negative: 奇跡的(きせきてき)ではない
  • Te-form: 奇跡的(きせきてき)
  • Past: 奇跡的(きせきてき)だった

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 奇跡(きせき): a miracle — the noun itself; 奇跡的(きせきてき) is the adjectival "miracle-like"
  • 驚異的(きょういてき): astounding — emphasizes amazing scale or degree, not improbable luck