DIVINATORY

conjectural, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious

(adjective) based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; “theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural”; “the supposed reason for his absence”; “suppositious reconstructions of dead languages”; “hypothetical situation”

divinatory, mantic, sibylline, sibyllic, vatic, vatical

(adjective) resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy; “the high priest’s divinatory pronouncement”; “mantic powers”; “a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

divinatory (not comparable)

Pertaining to divination.

Source: Wiktionary


Di*vin"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. divinatoire.]

Definition: Professing, or relating to, divination. "A natural divinatory instinct." Cowley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.

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