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milagrosamente

miraculously

adverb mee-lah-GROH-sah-MEN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Milagrosamente is derived from milagro (miracle) and is used when an outcome seemed impossible or against the odds. It is common in news reporting — milagrosamente, nadie resultó herido (miraculously, no one was injured). It functions as a sentence adverb as well as a verb modifier, and its register ranges from journalistic to colloquial.

Examples

"Milagrosamente, sobrevivió al accidente sin heridas."

Natural Translation

Miraculously, he survived the accident uninjured.

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