automagical
/ˌɑtoʊˈmæd͡ʒɪkəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Throughout this text we will emphasize the employment of a systems approach to the practice of analysis and design. In it we attempt to present this portion of the software lifecycle as a discipline rather than an "automagical" (automated magic) process."
- ""How're we paying you, actually?" I asked. "Certain automagical manipulations.""
- "It is hoped that, over time, new e-mail list management tools will become available for users which can "automagically" determine who and how to do these…"
- "In the more florid cases, where the diagnosis is unmistakeable, several anatomical studies (especially with automagical computerized devices, such as positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging) have shown clear though subtle differences in the brains of schizophrenic patients…"
- "These result [sic] indicate that the more complex the system, and the less the human feels aware of how the system is operating (i.e. to what degree it seems ‘automagical’) the less effective the operator becomes in correctly identifying problematic situations and taking the necessary corrective action."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɑtoʊˈmæd͡ʒɪkəl/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more automagical (comparative)
most automagical (superlative)