adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to an oracle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
oracular
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ɒɹˈæk.juː.lə/
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UK: /ɔːˈɹæk.juː.lə/
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US: /ɔˈɹæk.ju.lɚ/
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US: /ɔˈɹæk.jə.lɚ/
adj
Meaning 2
Prophetic, foretelling the future.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Wise, authoritative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 4
Ambiguous, hard to interpret.
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adjective
Meaning 5
of or relating to an oracle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- able by oracular means to expose a witch
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Synonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the oracular sayings of Victorian poets
- so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it
- an enigmatic smile
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: enigmatic
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
obscurely prophetic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Delphic pronouncements
- an oracular message
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Delphic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle French oraculaire.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: oracular — of or relating to an oracle
- Dutch: orakelachtig — of or relating to an oracle
- Finnish: oraakkelimainen — of or relating to an oracle
- French: oraculaire — of or relating to an oracle
- German: orakelhaft — of or relating to an oracle
- German: orakelmäßig — of or relating to an oracle
- Greek: μαντικός (mantikós) — of or relating to an oracle
- Portuguese: oracular — of or relating to an oracle
- Spanish: oracular — of or relating to an oracle
- Armenian: մարգարեական (margareakan) — prophetic, foretelling the future
- Bulgarian: пророчески (proročeski) — prophetic, foretelling the future
- Dutch: profetisch — prophetic, foretelling the future
- Finnish: oraakkelimainen — prophetic, foretelling the future
- German: orakelhaft — prophetic, foretelling the future
- German: orakelmäßig — prophetic, foretelling the future
- Greek: προφητικός (profitikós) — prophetic, foretelling the future
- Ancient Greek: χρηστήριος (khrēstḗrios) — prophetic, foretelling the future
- Portuguese: oracular — prophetic, foretelling the future
- Russian: пророческий (proročeskij) — prophetic, foretelling the future
- Russian: ве́щий (véščij) — prophetic, foretelling the future
- Lower Sorbian: zwěšćelowarski — prophetic, foretelling the future
- Armenian: առեղծվածային (aṙeġcvacayin) — ambiguous, hard to interpret
- Armenian: հանելուկային (hanelukayin) — ambiguous, hard to interpret
- Bulgarian: двусмислен (dvusmislen) — ambiguous, hard to interpret
- Dutch: raadselachtig — ambiguous, hard to interpret
- Finnish: oraakkelimainen — ambiguous, hard to interpret
- Greek: αμφίσημος (amfísimos) — ambiguous, hard to interpret
- Greek: αινιγματικός (ainigmatikós) — ambiguous, hard to interpret
- Russian: зага́дочный (zagádočnyj) — ambiguous, hard to interpret
- Russian: двусмы́сленный (dvusmýslennyj) — ambiguous, hard to interpret