talismanic
adj/ˌtælɪzˈmænɪk/UK
Etymology
From talisman + -ic.
Definitions
Of, relating to, or like, a talisman.
- Oleg Blokhin's side lost the talismanic Andriy Shevchenko to the substitutes' bench because of a knee injury but still showed enough to put England through real turmoil in spells.
- For Marshall, law possessed a talismanic quality, representing all that was best in American democracy.
Possessing or believed to possess protective magical power.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
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