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oracular
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o·rac·u·lar  (ô-rky-lr, -rk-)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or being an oracle.
2. Resembling or characteristic of an oracle:
a. Solemnly prophetic.
b. Enigmatic; obscure.

[From Latin rculum, oracle, from rre, to speak.]

o·racu·lari·ty (-lr-t) n.
o·racu·lar·ly adv.

oracular [ɒˈrækjʊlə]
adj
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) 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
oracularly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.oracular - of or relating to an oracle; "able by oracular means to expose a witch"
2.oracular - obscurely prophetic; "Delphic pronouncements"; "an oracular message"
prophetic, prophetical - foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic"
3.oracular - 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"
ambiguous - having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"
Translations
oracular [ɒˈrækjʊləʳ] ADJprofético, fatídico
oracular
adj inscriptions, utterances, toneorakelhaft; powersseherisch; (fig)weise; oracular shrineOrakelstätte f


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