mirabile dictu

English

Etymology

From Latin, mirabilis (“wonderful”) + dictum, supine of dico (“speak, tell”)

Interjection

mirabile dictu

1. wonderfully, amazingly; It's a miracle!
   • 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula

     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.

Antonyms

• sad to say

Translations

wonderfully, amazingly

Icelandic: þótt undarlegt megi virðast (is)