DELPHIC

Delphic, oracular

(adjective) obscurely prophetic; “Delphic pronouncements”; “an oracular message”

Delphic, Delphian

(adjective) of or relating to Delphi or to the oracles of Apollo at Delphi; “Delphic oracle”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

Delphic (comparative more Delphic, superlative most Delphic)

Of or relating to Delphi or its oracles.

Obscurely prophetic.

Adjective

delphic (comparative more delphic, superlative most delphic)

Alternative form of Delphic

Relating to a womb

Source: Wiktionary


Del"phic, a. Etym: [L. Delphicus, fr. Gr. Delphi, a town of Phocis, in Greece, now Kastri.] (Gr. Antiq.)

1. Of or relating to Delphi, or to the famous oracle of that place.

2. Ambiguous; mysterious. "If he is silent or delphic." New York Times.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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