AUTOMAGICALLY
\ˌɔːtəmˈad͡ʒɪkli], \ˌɔːtəmˈadʒɪkli], \ˌɔː_t_ə_m_ˈa_dʒ_ɪ_k_l_i]\
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/aw-toh-maj'i-klee/ or /aw-toh-maj'i-k*l-ee/Automatically, but in a way that, for some reason (typicallybecause it is too complicated, or too ugly, or perhaps eventoo trivial), the speaker doesn't feel like explaining to you.E.g. "The C-INTERCAL compiler generates C, then automagicallyinvokes cc to produce an executable."See magic.
By Denis Howe
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.