ORACULOUS

Etymology

Adjective

oraculous (comparative more oraculous, superlative most oraculous)

(now, rare) Oracular. [from 17th c.]

Source: Wiktionary


O*rac"u*lous, a.

Definition: Oracular; of the nature of an oracle. [R.] "Equivocations, or oraculous speeches." Bacon. "The oraculous seer." Pope.

– O*rac"u*lous*ly, adv.

– O*rac"u*lous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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