 oracular |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] obscurely prophetic | |
| Synonyms: | Delphic | |
| Examples: | "Delphic pronouncements" "an oracular message" |
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| Related terms: | prophetic | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] of or relating to an oracle | |
| Examples: | "able by oracular means to expose a witch" |
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| Related terms: | oracle | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought | |
| Synonyms: | enigmatic | |
| Examples: | "the oracular sayings of Victorian poets" "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it" "an enigmatic smile" |
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| Related terms: | ambiguous | |
| Similar spelling: |
orchil oracle |
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