sortilegious

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US/sɔɹt.ɪˈliːd͡ʒəs/

adjective

Pertaining to sortilege, sorcerous

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mysticalthaumaturgicmagicalmysticnuminoussorcerouswitching
OriginFrench sortilègeux →
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Meanings

adjectivesortilegious (comparative more sortilegious, superlative most sortilegious)

comparative more sortilegious · superlative most sortilegious

  1. Pertaining to sortilege, sorcerous

    Despite the sortilegious lighting, this is not a traditional witches' brew but a turtle soup being tested for her cookbook.

    1970 April 10, “The Good Witch Of The West”, in Life, page 69

    Synonyms: mystical, thaumaturgic, magical, mystic, mystical, numinous, sorcerous, thaumaturgic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePertaining to sortilege, sorcerous

Similar
mysticalthaumaturgicmagicalmysticmysticalnuminoussorcerousthaumaturgicwitching
Also see
magicalmysticmysticalnuminoussorceroussortilegicthaumaturgicwitching

Origin

  1. Frenchsortilègeux
  2. Englishsortilegious

From French sortilègeux.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sortilegious

prestigiousegregioussacrilegiousregious
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APA

sortilegious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sortilegious

MLA

“sortilegious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sortilegious. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sortilegious,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sortilegious.

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