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mirabile dictu

intj
/mɪˌɹɑːbɪleɪ ˈdɪktuː/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mīrābile dictū (literally “able to astonish by the saying [of it]”).

  1. borrowed from mīrābile dictū

Definitions

  1. Wonderfully, amazingly

    Wonderfully, amazingly; remarkable to relate.

    • And then, mirabile dictu, between the piers, leaping from wave to wave as it rushed at headlong speed, swept the strange schooner before the blast, with all sail set, and gained the safety of the harbour.
    • Nantucket is a pretty upmarket place. Mirabile dictu, this is one place in the US where not a McDonald's or Burger King is to be seen.
    • The Democratic-dominated Council recently tightened the rules governing campaign contributions by lobbyists but managed, mirabile dictu, to exempt Democratic-dominated unions from the new restrictions.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA