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Oracular

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Adjective

1. oracular

of or relating to an oracle

Example Sentences:
'able by oracular means to expose a witch'

2. delphic, oracular

obscurely prophetic

Example Sentences:
'Delphic pronouncements'
'an oracular message'

3. enigmatic, oracular

resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought

Example Sentences:
'the oracular sayings of Victorian poets'
'so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it'
'an enigmatic smile'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Oracular

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adjective
1. 
of or relating to an oracle
Apollo had his oracular shrine at Delphi
2. 
wise and prophetic
an oracular political thriller
3. 
mysterious or ambiguous

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Oracular

see synonyms of oracular
adjective
1. 
of, or having the nature of, an oracle
2. 
like an oracle; wise, prophetic, mysterious, etc.
3. 
obscure; enigmatic

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Oracular

see synonyms of oracular
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or being an oracle.
2. Resembling or characteristic of an oracle:
a. Solemnly prophetic.
b. Enigmatic; obscure.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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