oracular
a . 神谕的,神论似的,谜似的
神谕的,神论似的,谜似的
oracular adj 1 :
of or relating to an oracle ; "
able by oracular means to expose a witch "
2 :
obscurely prophetic ; "
Delphic pronouncements "; "
an oracular message " [
synonym : {
Delphic }, {
oracular }]
3 :
resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought ; "
the oracular sayings of Victorian poets "; "
so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it "; "
an enigmatic smile " [
synonym : {
enigmatic },
{
oracular }]
Oracular \
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a . [
L .
oracularius .
See {
Oracle }.]
1 .
Of or pertaining to an oracle ;
uttering oracles ;
forecasting the future ;
as ,
an oracular tongue .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Resembling an oracle in some way ,
as in solemnity ,
wisdom ,
authority ,
obscurity ,
ambiguity ,
dogmatism .
[
1913 Webster ]
They have something venerable and oracular in that unadorned gravity and shortness in the expression .
--
Pope .
[
1913 Webster ] -- {
O *
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lar *
ly },
adv . --
{
O *
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ness },
n .
[
1913 Webster ]
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "
oracular ":
apocalyptic ,
augural ,
auguring ,
bigoted ,
conceited ,
divinatory ,
doctrinaire ,
doctrinarian ,
dogmatic ,
dogmatizing ,
fatidic ,
forecasting ,
foreseeing ,
foretelling ,
forewarning ,
fortunetelling ,
haruspical ,
mantic ,
opinionated ,
opinionative ,
opinioned ,
peremptory ,
pontifical ,
positive ,
positivistic ,
predictional ,
predictive ,
predictory ,
prefigurative ,
prefiguring ,
presageful ,
presaging ,
presignificative ,
presignifying ,
prognostic ,
prognosticative ,
pronunciative ,
prophetic ,
self -
opinionated ,
self -
opinioned ,
sibyllic ,
sibylline ,
vaticinal ,
vaticinatory ,
weather -
wise
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