oracular
Americanadjective
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of the nature of, resembling, or suggesting an oracle.
an oracular response.
- Synonyms:
- prophetic
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giving forth utterances or decisions as if by special inspiration or authority.
- Synonyms:
- dogmatic, authoritative
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uttered or delivered as if divinely inspired or infallible; sententious.
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ambiguous; obscure.
- Synonyms:
- equivocal
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portentous; ominous.
adjective
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of or relating to an oracle
Apollo had his oracular shrine at Delphi
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wise and prophetic
an oracular political thriller
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mysterious or ambiguous
Other Word Forms
- oracularity noun
- oracularly adverb
- oracularness noun
Etymology
Origin of oracular
First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin ōrācul(um) oracle + -ar 1
Example Sentences
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The identity of the oracular, or exceedingly well-informed, account holder is not known.
From MarketWatch
The identity of the oracular, or exceedingly well-informed, account holder is not known.
From MarketWatch
Speaking to independent news site The Handbasket, Onion CEO Ben Collins acknowledged the news outlet’s “oracular ability to predict the next great American horror,” but the ad’s impeccable timing was prescient in another way.
From Salon
Some months after the events of 2023’s “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One,” the all-knowing, oracular artificial intelligence program called the Entity has all but taken the world into its digital grasp.
From Salon
She worked with a snake to put herself in an oracular trance.
From Scientific American
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