oracular
adjective
of the nature of, resembling, or suggesting an oracle.
oracularly
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a word derived from
oracular.
Example Sentences
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Why not have one of them declare to Green, oracularly: “I can see you know how to say farewell to all this. To everything”?
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2018
When Democrats accusingly pointed out that Dirksen had voted against both proposals last spring, he oracularly confided: "I freely confess my sins of omission and commission."
From Time Magazine Archive
There is one in the house," he said slowly and oracularly, his eyes on Baldwin's boot, "whom he has just as good a mind to hurt, has our Martin, as any of them Clopton men.
From The Story of Francis Cludde by Stanley John Weyman
Look here, Sergeant," I said oracularly, "take them all to the water-jump.
From In Mr. Knox's Country by Martin Ross
Sam nodded his head oracularly, and entered upon an explanation.
From A Life's Secret A Novel by Mrs. Henry Wood
