oracular

[ aw-rak-yuh-ler, oh-rak- ]
/ ɔˈræk yə lər, oʊˈræk- /
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adjective

of the nature of, resembling, or suggesting an oracle: an oracular response.
giving forth utterances or decisions as if by special inspiration or authority.
uttered or delivered as if divinely inspired or infallible; sententious.
ambiguous; obscure.
portentous; ominous.

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Origin of oracular

1625–35; <Latin ōrācul(um) oracle + -ar1

OTHER WORDS FROM oracular

o·rac·u·lar·ly, adverbo·rac·u·lar·i·ty [aw-rak-yuh-lar-i-tee, oh-rak-], /ɔˌræk yəˈlær ɪ ti, oʊˌræk-/, o·rac·u·lar·ness, noun

Words nearby oracular

orach, orache, oracle, oracle bones, oracles, oracular, oracy, orad, Oradea, ora et labora, oral
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Words related to oracular

ambiguous, apocalyptic, arcane, auspicious, authoritative, cabalistic, clairvoyant, cryptic, dogmatic, foreboding, imperious, mysterious, mystical, obscure, occult, ominous, peremptory, portentous, positive, prescient

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British Dictionary definitions for oracular

oracular
/ (ɒˈrækjʊlə) /

adjective

of or relating to an oracleApollo had his oracular shrine at Delphi
wise and prophetican oracular political thriller
mysterious or ambiguous

Derived forms of oracular

oracularly, adverb
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