English adjective: oracular | |||
| 1. | oracular of or relating to an oracle | ||
| Samples | Able by oracular means to expose a witch. | ||
| 2. | oracular obscurely prophetic | ||
| Samples | Delphic pronouncements. An oracular message. | ||
| Synonyms | Delphic | ||
| Similar | prophetic, prophetical | ||
| Antonyms | unprophetic | ||
| 3. | oracular resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought | ||
| Samples | The oracular sayings of Victorian poets. So enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it. An enigmatic smile. | ||
| Synonyms | enigmatic | ||
| Similar | ambiguous | ||
| Antonyms | unambiguous | ||